introduce
verb (used with object)
to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
had been introducing
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past perfect progressiveof introduce.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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Times sportswriters had worried to higher-ups that Athletic reporters, potential competitors, had been introducing themselves as Times journalists.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022
Pereira had been introducing the journalist to people he could interview for a book about the Amazon.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2022
The first time I met Tom Seaver, I was more nervous than I ever had been introducing myself to an athlete.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020
To help pedestrians cross the road, Transport for London had been introducing "pedestrian countdown" technology to the capital.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2012
Since the turn of the century, politicians had been introducing state and federal laws with hopes of regulating human experimentation, but physicians and researchers always protested.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
