arm
noun
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
had been arming
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past perfect progressiveof arm.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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Defence sources subsequently confirmed that Israel had been arming the Abu Shabab clan with Kalashnikov rifles, including some that had been seized from Hamas.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
President Roosevelt had been arming and supplying Britain for more than a year.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2019
Whilst Harleston had been thus giving Michael his instructions they both had been arming each other in haste.
From With Ring of Shield by Knox Magee
For three years the Transvaal had been arming to the teeth.
From The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In July he had been arming to fight Carson's rebels when the outbreak of the European War disappointed him.
From What Not A Prophetic Comedy by Dame Rose Macaulay
