limit
noun
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of vision.
had been limiting
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past perfect progressiveof limit.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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Feminist activist Sawsan Zakzak, 65, said she had been limiting her electricity consumption because she and her husband live on low pensions.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
The Vikings thus became the first team this season to top 50% shooting against SPU, which had been limiting opponents to 34.5%.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
The report also concluded that China had been limiting grazing by Nepalese farmers.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2022
The potential for the Omicron variant to slow the pace of Fed tapering had been limiting the dollar's safe haven status in the days since news of the new strain emerged last Friday.
From Reuters ● Dec. 1, 2021
Jeanette Matas, a 41-year-old reading teacher in Coral Gables, Fla., had been limiting her visits to her 95-year-old grandmother, Reina L. Palacios, so as not to put her at risk.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2020
