garner
verb (used with object)
to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
had been garnering
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past perfect progressiveof garner.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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In March 2017, I visited my brother in Washington, D.C. and we visited The Dabney, a then-two-year-old restaurant that had been garnering lots of high praise.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2024
Kennedy had been garnering around 15 to 20 percent in the primary polls and the glittering Kennedy name was considered a massive draw among Democratic voters.
From Salon ● May 20, 2024
The facility in Dublin had been garnering headlines for years, and usually for nothing good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
Babylon had been garnering judgment for herself, from the beginning.
From The Mark of the Beast by Sidney Watson
She straightened up and almost spilled the container of wild rice she had been garnering from the swampy spot at the upper reaches of the lake.
From A Woman's Place by Mark Clifton
