achieve
verb (used with object)
to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish.
had been achieving
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past perfect progressiveof achieve.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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Revenue in the second quarter rose 11 percent to $134.4 billion, the retailer said, slightly better than the 9 percent it had been achieving recently.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Titles that had been achieving weak screen averages were particularly vulnerable, with Burke and Hare shedding more than half of its sites, in the process plunging by 75% in box office.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2010
Leonid Brezhnev had been achieving considerable success with his "peace campaign" and his call for a moratorium on nuclear weapons in Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Would he tell Slughorn — Harry’s stomach churned — how Harry had been achieving such good results in Potions all year?
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Fiovaranti had been achieving a brilliant success in "Les Huguenots."
From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Jules Verne
