drop
noun
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
had been dropping
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past perfect progressiveof drop.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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He observed that from early 2021 to about 2024 silver inventories had been dropping at big exchanges in London, New York, Shanghai and China.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 26, 2025
Indeed, measles vaccination rates had been dropping for many years before the pandemic came along.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2025
Over the prior six months, the index had been dropping between 1% and 4% per month in Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
Nationally, birthrates had been dropping since 2008, according to the report.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2022
“Yes! He’d call them Treasure Trove Mondays because tourists had been dropping things on the beach all weekend. Remember the diamond ring?”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
