embark
verb (used without object)
to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey.
had been embarking
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past perfect progressiveof embark.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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Rossello said on Monday that before the storms struck he had been embarking on an aggressive fiscal agenda that included more than $1.5 billion in cuts.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2017
The prognosis was far worse for tight end Benjamin Watson, who had been embarking on his first season with the Ravens.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2016
The men had been embarking in the boats rather reluctantly as he spoke, but presently all was ready.
From Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main by Will Crawford
