exhilarate
verb (used with object)
had been exhilarating
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past perfect progressiveof exhilarate.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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Solo competitors told the BBC their jobs could be lonely, but being their nation’s default flagbearer during the opening ceremony had been exhilarating.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
But despite the "big turnaround" of having to effectively shift from being an event company to a broadcaster, Mr Florence said it had been "exhilarating".
From BBC ● May 18, 2020
Speaking about his quarter of a century at the helm of Question Time, he said it had been "exhilarating following the twists and turns of British politics".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2018
After all, she’d been in the spotlight before, and while it had been exhilarating in some ways, it had been a nightmare in others.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
The visit with my cousins took on a routine as dull and uninspired as the previous days had been exhilarating.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
