had been colonizing
- past perfect progressive of colonize.
Example Sentences
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He explained how Candida albicans, an aggressive sugar-eating yeast that had been colonizing my intestines, is a common concern for celiacs, whose tiny, hair-like villi in their intestines have been flattened and damaged by gluten.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010
France, too, had been colonizing in America, and had drawn her frontier line from the mouth of the Mississippi to Canada.
From A Short History of Spain by Parmele, Mary Platt
