had been combating
- past perfect progressive of combat.
Example Sentences
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While he had been digging in the bowels of one of the world's greatest conquerors, Layla had been combating the Heka priest the two had escaped earlier.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2022
Fortunately for Marquis, who had been combating control issues since the first inning, Jimenez was next to the plate, although the ensuing groundball out was far from routine.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2011
The even bluster of the mistral, with which he had been combating some hours, had not suspended, though it had embittered, that predominant passion.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The even bluster of the mistral, with which he had been combating some hours, had not suspended, though it had embittered, that predominant passion.
From Lay Morals by Stevenson, Robert Louis
He could not possibly know it was the stigma of having been a charity child she had been combating with all her power.
From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene
