exhaust
verb (used with object)
to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person.
had been exhausting
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past perfect progressiveof exhaust.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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Getting through any given day had been exhausting.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024
Carly, whose name we have changed to protect her identity, said the years of waiting for justice had been "exhausting".
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2024
Chiu Wei-Ting, 28, a nurse working in a Taipei emergency room, said that the past week had been exhausting as the outbreak caused patient numbers to double.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022
Maybe the work had been exhausting and she was asleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2020
The weekend had been exhausting, getting their various family members to the apartments of nearby friends who were away and had given them keys.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
