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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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
Robidou had been fishing for several years, according to posts and comments on his social media pages.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
She added that the trawler had been fishing in the Bay of Seine without the proper licences.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2021
Both times, I had been fishing in a canoe.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
