prove
verb (used with object)
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument.
had been proving
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past perfect progressiveof prove.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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“Women had been proving themselves long before the ’84 Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
The misfortune was that the Banker had been proving a better commander than the General.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dark wings, daik words, Old Nan always said, and of late the messenger ravens had been proving the truth of the proverb.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
The savings man had been proving up his ledger.
From A Canadian Bankclerk by J. P. Buschlen
It had been some years before, when Lawler had been proving himself—proving that he had a right to the respect and consideration of his fellow-men; proving that no man could trifle with him.
From The Trail Horde by Charles Alden Seltzer
