invade
verb (used with object)
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent.
had been invading
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past perfect progressiveof invade.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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Little was lost on the cowboys, and they did not fail to note that the gray which of recent years had been invading the "Boss's" hair had disappeared.
From Mariquita A Novel by John Ayscough
