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
Over a month ago he had been plowing the lower forty of Old Man Huggins's farm.
From How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
Captain Petersen, commander of the steamer “Corsair,” which for some days had been plowing its way through the ever-changing northern waters, stroked his grizzled beard reflectively.
From The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska Or, The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass by Frank Gee Patchin
Roger was considerably less active on the return trip than he had been plowing through the sea fog on his way out.
From The Forbidden Trail by Honoré Morrow
