forage
noun
had been foraging
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past perfect progressiveof forage.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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Kevin and Mr. Castro had heard about an abandoned field a 45-minute walk from their home where other neighbors had been foraging for bitter yuca.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2016
The scientists examined the well-being of multiple bee species after the bees had been foraging in untreated or clothianidin-treated fields of oilseed rape with an average size of around 9 hectares.
From Nature ● May 19, 2015
It's late April in Northeast Arnhem Land, in Australia's Top End, and until the rains came, Yunupingu, an expert in art and bush medicine, had been foraging for yam.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was plain to him that "Chickens" had been foraging, and was getting back into quarters with his plunder.
From Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by Trumbull White
A small convoy of Punyal Levies joined us that day; they had been foraging up the Yarkhun valley, and had been sent after us by Moberly.
From With Kelly to Chitral by William George Laurence Beynon
