had been approaching
- past perfect progressive of approach.
Example Sentences
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A Jewish organisation had been approaching people whose husbands were in concentration camps to offer the Kindertransport route.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2024
Originally it was a father-son piece, and that's how he had been approaching it for quite some time.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2023
Before Saturday’s game, Vogel said he had been approaching every contest thinking it would be the one to change their outlook and their season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2022
A member of Assad’s Alawite ruling sect, he said he and others in his hometown were grateful when Russia intervened militarily in 2015, particularly as Islamic extremists had been approaching the area.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
They had been driving across a flat cactus country, and for some time had been approaching the grove of willows into which she now turned.
From A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today by Raine, William MacLeod
