had been fighting
- past perfect progressive of fight.
Example Sentences
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Speaking at the G7 summit in France, he also said that Israel had been fighting Hezbollah for "too long and too many people are being killed".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
“So that tells you the uphill battle that we had been fighting since Day One, when your executive is literally proud to tell you that he didn’t watch it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Soon after taking power in 2023, the junta asked French and US soldiers who had been fighting jihadists, notably in the west of the country, to leave Niger.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
That last phrase referred to Maine’s governor, Janet Mills, the one Trump had been fighting with.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
Her father had been fighting with the council again.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
