acquit
verb (used with object)
to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty.
had been acquitting
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past perfect progressiveof acquit.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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Meanwhile, Grant had been acquitting himself with high credit in all the work which fell to his share.
From On the Trail of Grant and Lee by Frederick Trevor Hill
But it was not Lionel who needed any incitement to go forward; he was far more eager than any of his companions, now that he had been acquitting himself none so ill.
From Prince Fortunatus by William Black
