uphold
verb (used with object)
to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism.
have been upholding
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present perfect progressiveof uphold.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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Jacqueline Voronov, partner at law firm Hall Booth Smith, said, however, that courts have been upholding the right of private employers to mandate vaccines.
From Reuters ● Jan. 7, 2022
They have been upholding their athletic reputations even better since the first day they walked into the gym.
From Time Magazine Archive
Is this to abandon the ideal I have been upholding?
From Sex and Common-Sense by A. Maude (Agnes Maude) Royden
"Had my father lived, he would now have been upholding the independence of his native land," said the young man, proudly.
From The Pilot by James Fenimore Cooper
