toss
verb (used with object)
to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly.
have been tossing
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present perfect progressiveof toss.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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Drag queens across the country have been tossing on shake-and-go red wigs for performances of “Fancy” and “Consider Me Gone” since Ms. McEntire first rose to fame in the 1980s.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
That suggested that in California alone, consumers have been tossing out some 43,000 used cellphones a day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
Those senators may have been tossing and turning on Sunday night, however.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2020
“I just want to get everyone’s attention for a minute,” said Alex Young, who might as well have been tossing out $100 bills while trying to rein in our group of nine visitors.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2019
Bob might have been tossing a mental coin to decide the advisability of buying back what he had sold; he might have been adding up the bids as they were made.
From Friday, the Thirteenth by Lawson, Thomas William
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