bag
noun
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
had been bagging
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past perfect progressiveof bag.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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While she had been trying to hide them from her family, she had been bagging them up and sending them to Merseyside Police.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
Her previous employment had been bagging groceries for tips in a Pathmark, wearing the uniform of the Catholic middle school she attended in the Bronx.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2011
