privilege
had been privileging
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past perfect progressiveof privilege.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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It seemed suddenly absurd that I had been privileging hypothetical people’s imagined opinions over my own daily ease and happiness.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2022