grab
verb (used with object)
had been grabbing
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past perfect progressiveof grab.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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Pulisic had been grabbing his right leg even before he went down in the 34th minute near midfield, which prompted an athletic trainer to come out.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2019
Michigan's ex-cowboy Governor Kim Sigler had been grabbing for leather ever since he first rode triumphantly into the state capital 15 months ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pretty soon the burros had been grabbing at branches and weeds, which showed that they were going slower, and were hungry; and the fellows had got off and73 were walking.
From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
