preside
verb (used without object)
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
had been presiding
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past perfect progressiveof preside.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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Ferguson, who had been presiding over a courtroom in Fullerton before his arrest, continues to be paid his annual salary of more than $220,000 plus benefits, but is no longer hearing cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2025
A judge who had been presiding over the case earlier in the process did not allow Mr. Zamora to present any witnesses and rejected most of the evidence he tried to submit, deeming it irrelevant.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
Democrats led by chairwoman Carolyn Maloney of New York and Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois had been presiding over the investigation since last year.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Soon, Pence, who had been presiding as president of the Senate, was whisked away.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2021
All these arrangements were made before the return of Master Gresham: he had been presiding at a meeting of the Mercers’ Company.
From The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by William Henry Giles Kingston
