dress
noun
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
had been dressing
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past perfect progressiveof dress.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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From the beginning of her career, the singer had been dressing in that same, loose-fitting street style she's known for.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
Before the pandemic, Arya and Raiden had been dressing up and coming to Comic-Con their whole lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
Of those who revealed that they had been dressing secondhand for years in the country’s halls of power, many said they had done so through necessity.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2020
She said she had been dressing and acting like a boy for as long as she could remember.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2010
In another age, this hall had been dressing rooms and rehearsal spaces for the Yiddish theater troupes who made their home on Second Avenue.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
