adjust
verb (used with object)
to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate.
had been adjusting
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past perfect progressiveof adjust.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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For the previous decade, The A.P. had been adjusting to an increasing demand for entertainment-related news.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2012
So tech shares had been adjusting even before the earthquake.
From Forbes ● May 24, 2011
Shirley had been adjusting the mechanism, and the wheels had ceased their whirring.
From The Voice on the Wire by Eustace Hale Ball
Bogstad had been adjusting some difficulties among his tenants, and that evening he was somewhat ill-humored.
From Added Upon A Story by Nephi Anderson
Baker turned from the mirror where he had been adjusting his tie.
From The Image and the Likeness by John Scott Campbell
