draft
noun
a drawing, sketch, or design.
had been drafting
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past perfect progressiveof draft.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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In the months leading up to it, he had been drafting his statement for the court, with input from Post Office lawyers.
From BBC ● May 3, 2024
The Senate Finance Committee had been drafting tax provisions to help pay for the spending.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
A spokesman for Yale Repertory said that company had been drafting a statement when Cisco’s document began circulating and that it added a sense urgency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2020
As director of the Red Lake Nation planning and economic development department, Sam Strong had been drafting a plan to address these problems since well before the first tents popped up last spring.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2018
For weeks Senate Democrats had been drafting half a dozen pump-priming bills.
From Time Magazine Archive
