guide
verb (used with object)
to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person.
had been guiding
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past perfect progressiveof guide.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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Before that, Roku had been guiding for a full-year loss of $30 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
And it’s coming at a time when turnover has left Dorchester without key personnel who had been guiding the problem-solving.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2020
Dispatchers had been guiding callers through pre-medical procedures on the wounded.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2018
According to Mr Vance, photographs of the recovered flaperon show a jagged edge, suggesting high-pressure water erosion that could only be caused if someone had been guiding the plane into the ocean.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2016
The she-wolf Lupa had taught him to sharpen his senses—to trust the instincts that had been guiding him south.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
