testify
verb (used without object)
to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
have been testifying
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present perfect progressiveof testify.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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A small number of detransition activists have been testifying at statehouses across the country; this week they were in Ohio.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2023
We cannot stress enough that these concerns about funding are not new or unique to the pandemic; organizations have been testifying about this for five years.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022
Amazon workers have been testifying all week about the mailbox and how the company encouraged them to use it as a secure way to submit their ballots.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2021
Brave is a term I more strongly associate with actions like those of the women who have been testifying against Harvey Weinstein the last few weeks, under incredible pressure.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2020
You have been testifying throughout saying that I wrote the standards you used.
From Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague
