had been diminishing
- past perfect progressive of diminish.
Example Sentences
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These big wage hikes come at a time when workers in many industries are pushing to raise wages, giving labor a resurgence in power and negotiating strength that had been diminishing for years.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Ozone over the Antarctic had been diminishing since the 1970s, but news the hole now covered the entire Antarctic continent triggered worldwide alarm.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2021
But Ms. Simmons’s role on Channel 4 had been diminishing.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2012
Since the beginning of illness, nine months before, the natural irritability, or impatience of temper, had been diminishing.
From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by Burton, John Hill
And, indeed, Mrs. Robarts had found that the closeness of her intimacy with Framley Court had been diminishing from day to day since Lucy had first begun to be on friendly terms with Lord Lufton.
From Framley Parsonage by Trollope, Anthony
