organize
verb (used with object)
to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action.
had been organizing
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past perfect progressiveof organize.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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Additionally, her office said it had been organizing other safety events to train people on how to deal with federal agents.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 23, 2025
Yefer Bravo of Unidad de Exiles Nicaraguan in Costa Rica said Maldonado, 32, had been organizing a protest against Ortega's government for Sunday in San Jose.
From Reuters β Sep. 12, 2021
Courageous American women had been organizing and protesting for seven decades to be treated as equal participants in our democracy, and their hard work finally paid off.
From Washington Post β Aug. 25, 2020
The principal of the school where she worked, Scott Armstrong, told The Toronto Star that she brought art and music into her lessons and had been organizing online classes for her students.
From New York Times β Apr. 21, 2020
He had been organizing other ministers in Little Rock to speak out and condemn the governor for dispatching the troops.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
