had been edging
- past perfect progressive of edge.
Example Sentences
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For nearly a year, the average used vehicle in the United States had been edging toward affordable again for millions of people.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Kennedy had been edging out Markey in fundraising.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
If he had been edging toward a sustained public challenge to Tsipras, this was a change of course.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 3, 2015
That smashed Wall Street's average forecast of 54 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, although analysts had been edging down estimates for the last three months.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2013
She had been edging toward her bedroom door all this time, her eyes glaring into his with the fierceness of a cornered animal, muttering as she stepped—one word at a time: "You—have—no—right—to—come—in—here."
From Felix O'Day by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
