conceal
verb (used with object)
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight.
had been concealing
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past perfect progressiveof conceal.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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Now she’s saying she had been concealing the truth in an effort to protect Shah, whom she considered a friend at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Hot weather during lockdown dried up a swamp area in south Londonderry that had been concealing the man-made island, known as a crannog.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2022
In Politico, I published data from then-unreleased State Department memos showing that the government had been concealing the existence of thousands of complaints about the program from the public.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2018
I had been concealing my pregnancy because a subchorionic hematoma made miscarriage likely.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2017
He reached down and picked the tiny puppy from where Lennie had been concealing it against his stomach.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
