had been cycling
- past perfect progressive of cycle.
Example Sentences
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Standing in front of the prime minister’s official residence, Burnham said he was acutely aware that the U.K. had been cycling through leaders at an unprecedented rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"My watch said that I had been cycling for three hours," Abdelaleem says.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
He had been cycling on the Greenknowes to Watergate Farm Road near the village of Cleish when his bike collided with a council refuse truck.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2023
That’s how quickly the Titans turned around a franchise that had been cycling through quarterbacks, coaches and losing seasons since the last playoff victory in January 2004.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2017
A chopper that had been cycling above started to descend and move toward the crowd.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
