grieve
verb (used without object)
to feel grief or great sorrow.
had been grieving
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past perfect progressiveof grieve.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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The panel told Razzell the couple's children had been grieving for many years and want to arrange a burial.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2023
Walker had been grieving his fiancée’s recent death but his family had no indication of concern beyond that, a family representative previously said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Shirley Anderson, a lifelong resident of Memphis, said she had been grieving over Nichols since his death on Jan. 10, three days after a traffic stop by a now-disbanded police unit.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
But even before this, his family had been grieving for weeks.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2021
Cora had been grieving for him, too, without knowing it.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
