cross
noun
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
had been crossing
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past perfect progressiveof cross.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 migrants were mainly from Afghanistan, but also from Iran and Pakistan, and had been crossing from Turkey, the authorities said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
For decades, women had been crossing the border into Mexico to get the procedure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
The daughter of a couple told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review her parents had been crossing the bridge, on their way to provide care for a relative, when their pickup truck plummeted to the ground.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
He scored the winning penalty, just weeks after Brazil fans had been crossing his name off their shirts in disgust at a dry spell from the star forward.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2016
On riding a little further however, we noticed several tracks of different sizes, as if a family of natives had been crossing the country to the north-west.
From Expedition into Central Australia by Charles Sturt
