supply
verb (used with object)
to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite.
have been supplying
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present perfect progressiveof supply.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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"We have been supplying food, water and oxygen to the trapped labourers and the officials are in continuous touch with all of them," Devendra Singh Patwal, a disaster management official said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2023
Two reservoir tanks have been supplying water for the island’s 25,000 residents, but water pressure will likely drop across the island, which could lead to water quality issues.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
General Ryder declined to say which countries have been supplying missiles for Ukraine’s new launchers.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
We have been supplying a legitimate professional demand and not once could have foreseen the unlooked-for results.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2022
I don't suppose I should have thought of it, if I had not found that some of the men of my regiment have been supplying the mess with them.
From With Moore at Corunna by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
