had been forcing
- past perfect progressive of force.
Example Sentences
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Liam Sinclair, professor of animal science at Harper Adams University, said economic pressures had been forcing dairy farms to increase herd size for the past 50 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024
Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, who had been forcing smiles all week, flashed real ones when they heard that their silver medals in the ferociously disputed pairs skating event would be traded in for gold.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moreover, even before she learned of our proposal, the X-ray evidence had been forcing her more than she cared to admit toward a helical structure.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
The scrub was all crushed and pressed as if several persons had been forcing a passage.
From Huntingtower by Buchan, John
Beth had been born to be a woman, but circumstances had been forcing her to become a career.
From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Grand, Sarah
