hustle
verb (used without object)
to proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
had been hustling
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past perfect progressiveof hustle.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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Otis dropped out in the 7th grade and had been hustling outside of the sub shop ever since.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024
“He had been hustling, and he was hiding it from me,” Jones said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
By the time she took off, she had sensed herself a star and had been hustling recording opportunities with an uncle’s help for years.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2017
It was as if Wittman had been hustling the NBA.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2015
For fifteen of his thirty-one years he had been hustling.
From The Danger Trail by James Oliver Curwood
