had been moving
- past perfect progressive of move.
Example Sentences
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Indonesia, for instance, planned to replace diesel and coal electricity-generation units with cleaner alternatives, but had been moving slowly.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
The sport didn’t take kindly to interlopers with no playing experience of their own bringing mathematics into a game that had been moving along just fine ever since the National League was founded in 1876.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
He had been moving in that direction even before he took office.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
Fiske, a second-round pick from Florida State, said he did not realize it was a strip-sack because he thought Maye’s arm had been moving forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024
He met a man who said he had been moving furniture in his house just after the storm hit.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
