parallel
adjective
extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging.
had been paralleling
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past perfect progressiveof parallel.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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Grizzly 679, a lumbering boar with a home range that stretches all the way to the Madison River, had been paralleling Pilgrim Creek Road, to the delight of a few dozen early-season bear watchers.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2016
The water had not reached its blunted top, and on this fairly level strip of ground, perhaps three meters wide, Algol had been paralleling their path in dry-pawed comfort.
From Collector's Item by Evelyn E. Smith
At this point Dick and Deuce, who had been paralleling through the woods, joined us.
From The Forest by Stewart Edward White
Since early morning we had been paralleling the creek, having nooned within sight of its confluence with the mother stream, and consequently I had considered it unnecessary to ride ahead and look up the water.
From The Outlet by Andy Adams
