coast
noun
the land next to the sea; seashore.
had been coasting
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past perfect progressiveof coast.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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Hibs had been coasting 6-2 midway through the second half of a chaotic match after Anthony Stokes netted twice to add to Colin Nish's first-half treble and Derek Riordan's effort.
From The Guardian ● May 5, 2010
He had been coasting along all too hospitable shores for five years when he turned up as James Gatz's destiny at Little Girl Bay.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
They had been coasting, and now, on the hilltop, were sitting on their sleds, resting.
From The Vehement Flame by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland
Here was cause for hope; and seeing, beyond the passage, some large islands lying to seaward of that which we had been coasting, it appeared probable that our boat had been taken there for seal-fishing.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Robert Fitzroy
It was the first view of the sort since we had left Vardö, and, after the monotonous low land we had been coasting along for months, it was refreshing to see such mountains again.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Fridtjof Nansen
