had been closing
- past perfect progressive of close.
Example Sentences
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The stock had been closing in on its record closing high of just over $207, reached in October last year, having risen 15% in the past month, but is now sinking further away from it.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Recinos said his store had been closing earlier, at 7:30 p.m. instead of 10 p.m., so that everyone could get home before the curfew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
The Northumberland Street gate had been closing at 18:30, but the group successfully lobbied for a pilot to have it open to 19:30.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2023
Audi had been closing in on Mercedes-Benz and BMW when a series of missteps derailed its expansion.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
The sophomores seemed to get smoother with every pull of the oar, and they had been closing fast at the end of that third mile.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
