dominate
verb (used with object)
had been dominating
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past perfect progressiveof dominate.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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AP’s 2015 reporting led to the freedom of some 2,000 enslaved fishermen and prompted calls for bans of Thai shrimp, which had been dominating the market.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
City had been dominating the game since the start, and it did not take long for more goals to follow.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2022
The Americans had been dominating in non-Olympic years, winning the last four and eight of the last 10 world championships, including a 3-2 overtime victory over Canada last spring.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2018
Southampton had been dominating the match, but they ended up clinging on to a 1-0 lead after Boufal’s departure.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2018
You may be imagining that, through all, Anita had been dominating my mind.
From The Deluge by David Graham Phillips
