cover
verb (used with object)
to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of.
had been covering
-
past perfect progressiveof cover.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, seven journalists appeared in court including AFP news agency photographer Yasin Akgül who had been covering the demonstrations.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
More than 100 asylum-seekers are sleeping in tents at Powell Barnett Park in the Central District after running out of private donations that had been covering hotel stays and short-term rentals across King County.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
A New York Sentinel reporter whose “conversations” with Thompson red-flag the show’s fraught yet frothy tone, Sadie’s reputation suffered during the previous presidential campaign, after the female candidate she had been covering lost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
When the first bodies were found, you had been covering true crime for so long.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2023
As she pushed up, the thick blanket that had been covering her slid down her shoulder, and she realized she wasn’t wearing her dress but an enormous tunic instead.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
