hunt
verb (used with object)
to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
had been hunting
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past perfect progressiveof hunt.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 couple had been hunting game during their trip.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2023
Jonathan Krinsky, chief market technician at BTIG, said the most recent rally in suggested traders had been hunting for "lower quality" stocks they believed could catch up with shares that had already soared.
From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2023
The force said it had been hunting individuals "presumably purporting to be the Easter bunny".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2023
“My boyfriend and I had been hunting for a house for a while. When I saw the turmeric-colored rental, I thought, ‘This is the house.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
He had once been two miles from where the Count and Prince had been hunting, and until this moment that had been the high point of his life.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
