distance
noun
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
had been distancing
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past perfect progressiveof distance.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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Analysts said Widodo, commonly nicknamed Jokowi, had been distancing himself from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, under whose banner he ran in 2014 and 2019.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
