film
noun
a thin layer or coating.
had been filming
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past perfect progressiveof film.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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The actor was reportedly in a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, where he had been filming Netflix's Back In Action alongside Cameron Diaz.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2023
The Italian newspaper La Repubblica said Mr. Stevenson died on the Italian island of Ischia, where he had been filming a movie.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2023
Over the course of her pregnancy, Swank had been filming her new ABC show “Alaska Daily.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
When Jordan died in a car crash in Hollywood while suffering a medical emergency, the show had been filming its third season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
But news agencies had been filming Fukushima Daiichi from the air almost continuously since the slow-motion accident had begun.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
