plow
noun
an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
had been plowing
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past perfect progressiveof plow.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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DeGrom, who allowed three runs over 5⅔ innings, had been plowing through the Nationals up to that point with seven strikeouts through three innings.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2017
Beyond the house was a barn and flanking both was the field where the farmer had been plowing.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
She had been plowing for four years when the war started.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
Walter had just come home from his day's work; he had been plowing.
From Home Again by George MacDonald
Mr. Bonnithorne, standing aside, had been plowing the gravel with one foot.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Sir Hall Caine
