brave
adjective
possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
had been braving
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past perfect progressiveof brave.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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John Volanthen and Rick Stanton had been braving Tham Luang's narrow, murky passageways for several days, laying out guide ropes and searching for signs of life.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2018
Her trembling heart had forgotten for the moment all she had been braving her heart, and nerving her mind to tell him.
From It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) by Mrs. Henry Wood
