- present perfect progressive of write.
Example Sentences
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We have been writing about the limitations of artificial-intelligence systems since 2018:
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
Sens. Roger Wicker and Jack Reed of the Senate Armed Services Committee, have been writing to the Pentagon asking for more details on the legal rationale for its drug-boat strikes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
“I have been writing this book all my life,” Roy says, which conveys how the writing feels — like the waves rocking the Kerala coastline where her mother’s school still stands.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
As long as humans have been writing down important information, others have been pulling their leg.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025
I am getting a bit wobbly because no one has let me eat or drink since yesterday and I have been writing for nine hours.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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