vote
noun
a formal expression of opinion or choice made by an individual or body of individuals, especially in an election.
have been voting
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present perfect progressiveof vote.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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It’s just that voters have been voting for this stuff for a very long time, and it still feels like we are making it up as we go along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
It was just one of at least a dozen posts that Mr. Musk has published on X in recent weeks as Tesla’s shareholders have been voting on a $46.5 billion pay package for him.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2024
“I have been voting for 30 years but I don’t see the difference,” said Linda Mampuru, who lives in the Hammanskraal neighborhood of Bridgeview.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
Sure, academy members have been voting with their hearts and not necessarily their heads the past couple of years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
And these are the people I have been voting with—a few private cases excepted—for thirty odd years!
From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 by Charles James Lever
