hitchhike
verb (used without object)
to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
had been hitchhiking
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past perfect progressiveof hitchhike.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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He had been hitchhiking with a friend across Europe and the Middle East after graduating from high school in the 1970s when his father fell ill.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2015
There is an indication that John Doe had been hitchhiking, and five years is a long time for him to have covered a lot of distance.
From Washington Post
According to the investigator, Gary said he had been hitchhiking and Judy picked him up.
From Time Magazine Archive
That night, as it turned out, I received my first computer account - I had been hitchhiking on my brother's best friend's name, who ran the computer on the night shift.
From A Short History of EBooks by Marie Lebert
That night, as it turned out, I received my first computer account — I had been hitchhiking on my brother's best friend's name, who ran the computer on the night shift.
From The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Marie Lebert
