mask
noun
a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
had been masking
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past perfect progressiveof mask.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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Hall, a self-employed silversmith, first noticed symptoms after coming off the contraceptive pill which she said had been "masking" the pain for 10 years.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
"QVC's revenue had been masking a lot of operational inefficiencies," says John Levene, who focused on Dao's finances and operations.
From Inc ● Dec. 8, 2011
It was then that I noticed the smell that the smoke-filled tunnel had been masking.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
