evaluate
verb (used with object)
to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise.
had been evaluating
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past perfect progressiveof evaluate.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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The Air Force had been evaluating the Anduril and General Atomics drones since 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Sullivan was also accused of withholding information from Uber officials who could have disclosed the breach to the FTC, which had been evaluating the San Francisco-based company's data security following a 2014 breach.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2022
The company said it had been evaluating the situation with the eye of ensuring the safety of its 3,000 employees in Russia.
From Washington Times ● May 13, 2022
Wildhack said he met with Babers several times over the past few weeks and had been evaluating the team since spring football.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
Judge Koeltl had been evaluating characteristics of Ms. Stewart that “were legally relevant to a determination of the appropriate sentence,” the panel said, “through the contents of statements she voluntarily and publicly made.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2012
