stop
verb (used with object)
to cease from, leave off, or discontinue.
have been stopping
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present perfect progressiveof stop.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Its powerful Revolutionary Guards have been stopping vessels trying to transit the trade route in recent days, including six that state television on Monday said had sailed outside Iran's designated route.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
People of all ages have been stopping him on the street to compliment him on his work as Eddie Horniman, the U.N. peacekeeper turned crime lord.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
She says she’s drawing a lot of customers from within the development, but also some of her old patrons have been stopping in from other parts of the city.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
People have been stopping by the pastry shop's window display to take pictures of the cookies to post on social media, he added.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2023
I know Jack Rasco well—in fact, my father and I have been stopping with him ever since we came on from New York.
From The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma by W. H. Fry
