dodge
verb (used with object)
to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy.
had been dodging
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past perfect progressiveof dodge.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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Since we first spoke by phone back in July, Harpster had been dodging me.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2023
At synods and other church gatherings, Francis has forced conversations on contested issues the Catholic Church had been dodging for decades — from homosexuality to divorce to contraception.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2016
Within hours of Haley’s press conference Republicans who had been dodging the issue said they were “glad” Haley made her remarks and supported her decision.
From Forbes ● Jun. 23, 2015
And as the kneeling man watched he saw the great red ape who had been dodging his footsteps a short time before, slouch between the dinosaur's hulking body and the wall of the cliff.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various
He had been dodging about the great flying machine, taking photos from every possible angle.
From The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune by John Henry Goldfrap
