had been celebrating
- past perfect progressive of celebrate.
Example Sentences
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Americans had been celebrating the Fourth as “that glorious and ever memorable day,” as the Pennsylvania Evening Post put it in 1777, since their first opportunity to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The “Firework” hitmaker and Trudeau confirmed their relationship in October, when they stepped out hand in hand at a cabaret show in Paris, where they had been celebrating Perry’s birthday.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Karen had been celebrating her 26th birthday with a night out in Luton, Bedfordshire, in 1993, when she decided to get a taxi home.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
“This is a very close-knit family that had been celebrating the anticipation of a new life when tragedy struck.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
They had been "celebrating" all along the road; and besides the piety, the Norman thrift was abroad upon the highway.
From In and out of Three Normady Inns by Dodd, Anna Bowman
