had been fading
- past perfect progressive of fade.
Example Sentences
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Larson had been fading from contention before the spin.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
Sales of that car had been fading as more Americans chose sport-utility vehicles.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
At KME, the allure of working for the hometown company had been fading for several years, ever since a private equity firm bought the company from a local family.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022
By then, her memory had been fading for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
All the light—it had been fading slowly as the brief conference between her and Mrs. Sandford had progressed—died out of her face.
From Danger Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
