mount
verb (used with object)
had been mounting
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past perfect progressiveof mount.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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Pressure had been mounting for Jerí to resign in the wake of the scandal as he faced a corruption investigation launched by the attorney general and his approval ratings plummeted.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Pressure had been mounting for McDonald to turn around the business, including from Wilson, who had been publicly criticizing him and the company for killing innovation and “losing its cool.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
The three law enforcement sources said the chief’s concerns about Forkish’s overall performance had been mounting, and that pressure Tuesday from acting U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
The tension between the two women had been mounting since the previous season, when they met at a New York bar to hash out their differences.
From Salon ● May 20, 2025
One day, Kenrick had been mounting guard for about half an hour, and was getting very tired, when a light and hasty step passed along the passage, and into his room.
From St. Winifred's, or The World of School by H. C. (Harold C.) Earnshaw
