Sentence examples for have been playing from inspiring English sources

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i have been playing since the last week

have been gambling

have been replicating

have begun playing

have been tampering

The phrase 'have been playing' is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to indicate that an activity has been occurring continuously up until the present time. For example: My brother and I have been playing chess for the past two hours.

Exact(59)

She could have been playing a joke.

The New Yorker

We have been playing for hours.

The New York Times - Sports

So I would have been playing golf.

The Guardian - Sport

"I have been playing really good.

The Guardian - Sport

I should have been playing a banjo".

The Guardian - Books

"I have been playing well this year.

The New York Times - Sports

They have been playing short-handed.

The New York Times - Sports

I have been playing drums since I was a boy.

Harvard University

"This week I have been playing some really good tennis.

Independent

Other cities have been playing that role for years.

The New York Times - Arts

Similar(1)

They have been 'playing' the United States for years.

HuffPost

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have been interpreting

have been leveraging

have been fulfilling

have been engaging

have been adhering

have been fucking

have been propagating

have been complying

have been implementing

have been laughing

have been reproduced

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have been staying

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have been occupying

have been game

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