produce
verb (used with object)
to bring into existence; give rise to; cause.
had been producing
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past perfect progressiveof produce.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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Before the Max 8 was grounded in 2019, Boeing had been producing 52 Max jets a month.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Williams had been producing for major networks and studios for nearly three decades before his Oscar nod for 2017’s “Life, Animated” kicked his industry momentum into higher gear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
The plant had been producing nearly 15% of the national output at the time.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
I had this script, called "Story of a Girl," and I'd been trying to make it for 10 years as a producer because for some reason I had been producing since I'm 25.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2023
An adult ewe came up to the fence around the cabin area and looked at me, seemingly curious about the noise my shovel had been producing.
From Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Sydney Anderson
