cruise
verb (used without object)
to sail about on a pleasure trip.
had been cruising
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past perfect progressiveof cruise.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 video showed the 59-year-old TV personality walking alongside a stopped vehicle and approaching one of several bikers who had been cruising down the busy street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
The proposal had been cruising through the Legislature, overwhelmingly passing the state House and a Senate policy committee.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
Verstappen had been cruising to victory until a couple of caution periods in the final part of the race.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2022
The EgyptAir Airbus A320 en route to Cairo from Paris had been cruising normally in clear skies on an overnight flight on May 19.
From US News ● Jun. 15, 2016
In the two hours that he had been cruising the French Quarter, he had captured no one.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
