had been ascending

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of ascend.
  ascend

  verb (used without object)

  to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.

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had been ascending

With that speech, and the humility Gurley displayed during interviews immediately afterward, a star that had been ascending suddenly shot across the national sports landscape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2016

We crossed a high mountain which joins the dividing ridge between the waters of the creek we had been ascending, and those running to the north and west.

From History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by Paul Allen

This was the mountain he and the others had been ascending when the storm had overtaken them.

From Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck by Ralph Bonehill

In the meantime, Mrs. Gregory had been ascending the stairs.

From Fran by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis

Shortly after this joyous rencontre we topped the rise, and, looking back, could realize the grade we had been ascending.

From The Killer by Stewart Edward White

Related Words

• climb
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