had been decreasing
- past perfect progressive of decrease.
Example Sentences
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In 2019, the NHS said it was committed to reducing the number of fatalities by 50% by 2025, although maternal deaths, neonatal deaths and stillbirths had been decreasing over the last decade.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2023
By contrast, cases had been decreasing in the lead-up to the off-year election on Nov. 2, 2021, a few months prior.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
While the number of mishandled bags had been decreasing over the past decade, partly because of new technology, the last few years have changed that trajectory.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2022
Crime - and the perception of it - has long plagued the seaside gambling resort, even while statistics show crime had been decreasing for years before an uptick in 2019.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
His little remaining strength had been decreasing rapidly for two or three days preceding, and he was lying on the sofa at the open window, gazing at the setting sun.
From Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people by Dickens, Charles
