accommodate
verb (used with object)
to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige.
had been accommodating
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past perfect progressiveof accommodate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The judge said Home Office officials had been accommodating children in hotels for over two years.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
The firm had been accommodating P&O customers, left without transport when the firm sacked 800 staff and cancelled its services in March.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2022
In Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa had been accommodating, giving the protesters ponchos during a rainstorm, but has more recently said that their encampment “cannot continue indefinitely.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2011
This wasn’t Baltimore, where Brian Billick had been accommodating to players’ wishes and Ray Lewis covered up for teammates’ mistakes.
From Newsweek ● May 20, 2010
Against those he gave free scope to his jealousy, and showed himself as strict with the rest as he had been accommodating with Jimmy.
From The Bill-Toppers by J. André Castaigne
