fish
noun
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
had been fishing
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past perfect progressiveof fish.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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They had been fishing around for an NBA team and made an out-of-the-blue offer for the Lakers last week that valued the team at $12.5 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
A woman walking her dog had found the remains a few miles from where Scott Peterson had told police he had been fishing when his wife disappeared.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
They had been fishing, hunting and collecting resources for food.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024
Benjamin Cullis, from Padstow, had been fishing and crabbing with his family when he fell off the harbour wall and hit his head on the side of a yacht on 24 June 2023.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024
Both times, I had been fishing in a canoe.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
