commit
verb (used with object)
to do; perform; perpetrate.
had been committing
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past perfect progressiveof commit.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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The spokesperson said not everyone present at the protest had been committing a criminal offence.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
I told her that wasn’t me; it was the people who had been committing identity theft against me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
During the state trial, defense attorneys argued the men had legal authority to chase Arbery because they reasonably suspected he had been committing crimes in their neighborhood.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
Defense attorneys during the trial contended the men pursued Arbery because they reasonably believed he had been committing burglaries in the neighborhood.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2022
The real sin I had been committing was not that of inching toward the center of a platoon because I was cold.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
