maintain
verb (used with object)
had been maintaining
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past perfect progressiveof maintain.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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SVB had been maintaining protection against rising rates on a sliver of its bond portfolio — but began to drop even those in early 2022, booking millions in profits by selling off the protection.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
The submarine had been maintaining radio silence and was unaware of the events taking place on the surface.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Sharon, meanwhile, had been maintaining constant pressure on Lt.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2018
Second-placed Van Aswegen said the key to his 65 had been maintaining a positive attitude after dropping two shots at his seventh hole.
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2017
Outram, who, since the 'Relief of Lucknow,' had been maintaining his high reputation by keeping the enemy in check before the Alambagh, commanded this division, with Hope Grant as his second in command.
From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Frederick Sleigh Roberts
