prize
noun
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
had been prizing
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past perfect progressiveof prize.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 was a tooth that you had been prizing for years, but now you wouldn't have it as a gracious gift.
From Cobb's Anatomy by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
