posture
noun
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
had been posturing
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past perfect progressiveof posture.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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With those who had been posturing now quiet — and maybe chastened — did you have a sense that there would be more of a coming together?
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2022
For months the U.S. and the Soviet Union had been posturing about arms control in high-visibility pronouncements to journalists and government leaders and in various public forums.
From Time Magazine Archive
