strike
verb (used with object)
to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
have been striking
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present perfect progressiveof strike.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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OpenAI and Anthropic have been striking deals with consultants to help promote the use of their technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
The action officially started at 06:00 GMT on Tuesday, however, collectors have been striking on and off since January following plans to downgrade some staff and reduce their pay.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
Villarreal: Sending selfies to people must have been striking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Across the United States, thousands of nurses have been striking this summer over issues that include short staffing, wages, hazard pay and health insurance, and there are still more to come.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2023
"To think, monsieur," he added, "that you should be here, tending poor Boulanger, as if he were your equal, when you might have been striking a blow yonder for your dear France."
From The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France by Alfred H. Engelbach
