had been advocating
- past perfect progressive of advocate.
Example Sentences
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Bankers had been advocating with Trump administration officials for months, hoping to run what will likely be one of the largest debt restructurings of all time, on par with Greece some 10 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Sarah's mother, Sara Payne, had been advocating for such an initiative to be in place since her daughter's murder.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
Thera Webb: I believe it started around 2016 when one of the archivists at that time had been advocating for a focus on collecting the papers of women faculty.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023
The second brief resolution lifted this requirement, a decision welcomed by Russia, China and others that had been advocating for ending notifications.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Mr. Guille accepted the honour, and the correspondence which ensued resulted in his offering his collection of books—supplemented by a considerable sum of money—towards forming the commencement of such libraries as he had been advocating.
From Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands Transcripts from the Official Records of the Guernsey Royal Court, with an English Translation and Historical Introduction by Pitts, John Linwood
