fare
noun
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
had been faring
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past perfect progressiveof fare.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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Asked earlier this month how the couple had been faring in their quest to choose a baby name, Ardern responded: “Terribly. Do you have any suggestions?”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2018
Asked earlier this month how the couple had been faring while trying to choose a name, Ardern responded: “Terribly. Do you have any suggestions?”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
With the exception of Olin, the companies had been faring poorly since Trump's election with stock prices down as much as 36% in the case of Vista.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2017
"Up until now the western and northwest Corn Belt had been faring better, but there was deterioration there last week and I expect more this week," said Shawn McCambridge, an analyst for Jefferies Bache.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 16, 2012
Turenne returned to court, where he was received with enthusiasm, and was a short time afterwards ordered to Italy to assist De la Valette, who had been faring but badly there.
From Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
