narrow
adjective
of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected.
had been narrowing
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past perfect progressiveof narrow.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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The gap between male and female life expectancy had been narrowing in the past decade, however.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2022
The most disadvantaged pupils also fell further behind, widening a gap with their better off peers that had been narrowing before the pandemic.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2022
The long-standing disparities in food insecurity between Black and white households had been narrowing in recent years.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
The group had been narrowing on a much smaller but still sizable $1 trillion proposal of road, highway and other traditional infrastructure projects.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2021
Tracking polls on Monday had suggested that Mr. Romney’s lead over his rivals had been narrowing, having dropped by 10 percentage points during the prior five days.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2012
