adhere
verb (used without object)
had been adhering
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past perfect progressiveof adhere.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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“If the staff persons had been adhering to Hospital policies and fulfilling their required duties that night, they should have been able to intervene to prevent this horrible tragedy.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022
Campaigns had been adhering to the draft opinion until the commission weighed in.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
Louisiana health officials said Saturday the cruise company had been adhering to appropriate quarantine and isolation protocols as the cases were identified on the vessel.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
The town, like all of Canada, had been adhering to government advice to remain at home because of the coronavirus pandemic and most of the victims were inside when the attack began.
From Fox News ● Apr. 21, 2020
The flapping of the wings of bats, that had been adhering, in a state of torpor, to the roof, was the only sound that met his ear.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
