dream
noun
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
had been dreaming
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past perfect progressiveof dream.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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Then the unthinkable happened: The gold disc hanging around her neck separated from the ribbon holding it in place, leaving the prize she had been dreaming about for her entire life in two pieces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
"It's time to celebrate," 39-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha told the press, explaining that he had "been dreaming of this moment since I was a child".
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Britain's Katie Boulter later said she had been "dreaming" about playing on the main court.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025
To give him this movie he had been dreaming about, to give him the blueprint for that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
He felt that he had been dreaming of something like this for a long time, and then, suddenly, it was true.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
