contrast
verb (used with object)
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of.
had been contrasting
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past perfect progressiveof contrast.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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He had been contrasting her with his sister, greatly to the disparagement of his home life; and he was disappointed to find the lady break down where the actress would have succeeded so well.
From The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage by Bernard Shaw
