experience
noun
a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something.
had been experiencing
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past perfect progressiveof experience.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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A resident in Central Kalimantan told BBC News Indonesia he had been experiencing wildfires "for more than a month".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
He also credits it with eliminating the atrial fibrillations he had been experiencing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
He had been experiencing symptoms of bacterial pneumonia for “days to weeks” before sepsis set in, the certificate states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
In an interview on “Good Morning America,” he explained that he had been experiencing nerve pain that led to the discovery of his condition.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
After very great emotion such as Hector and Theodora had been experiencing, to have this uncongenial and hateful pair as companions was impossible to bear.
From Beyond The Rocks A Love Story by Elinor Glyn
