party
noun
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc..
had been partying
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past perfect progressiveof party.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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Like the prosecution, Nima Momeni's defence team said he had been partying with his sister and Mr Lee on the night of his murder.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
The first officer on the scene handcuffed a man in the yard who had been partying with Henderson all day.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
Late the night before, the stylist with the gold contacts book had been partying at the launch of her latest project, "CR Fashion Book 5."
From US News ● Oct. 1, 2014
Rickett says he’s innocent, and was set up by unknown men he had been partying with in Bozeman.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 11, 2014
Mr. Phoenix’s lawyer, Philip J. Smallman, suggested in his opening arguments on Tuesday morning that his client might simply have been involved in a late-night brawl among men who, by all accounts, had been partying.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2010
