delete
verb (used with object)
to strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.
had been deleting
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past perfect progressiveof delete.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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But the analysis also indicated that Best had been deleting most of her texts more frequently than that.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
In fact, Bang had been deleting files from his work computer — but he hadn’t erased everything.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2019
Yahoo, which had been deleting only a portion of individual I.P. addresses, said it would now delete the entire address after 90 days and make anonymous the log of a user’s activities.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2010
