have been tying
- present perfect progressive of tie.
Example Sentences
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In the last three years in this city, a third have been tying the knot with non-Asians, he says.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2016
Beer said the ironworkers have been tying rebar before concrete is poured.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2015
We hardly know what to compare the snout to, unless it is a very long and thin strawberry pottle, that some wicked boys have been tying over his mouth.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
Talking merrily, the women who have been tying up the vines hurry away from the gardens before sunset.
From The Cossacks by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
"I have been tying knots," said the second child.
From How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell by Bryant, Sara Cone
