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 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
The life expectancy gap between Black and white Americans, which had been narrowing, is now at six years, the widest it has been since 1998.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
The full cost of the severe winter weather is not entirely reflected in the report, but councils said the gap between the funds they needed and the amount they actually got had been narrowing.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2014
