put
verb (used with object)
to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position.
had been putting
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past perfect progressiveof put.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
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past perfect progressiveof putt.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
puttverb (used with or without object)to strike (a gollf ball) gently so as to make it roll along the green into the hole.
Example Sentences
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She had been putting it off for years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Lukas Koziel, 42, said he had been putting off a GP visit.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
The Times acquired it in early 2022, and in Knight's telling, it "turbocharged" everything the team had been putting in place.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
Everybody had a tricky year emotionally; it was a real roller-coaster in terms of dealing with the fact that something we had been putting everything into for 10 years was coming to an end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
It seemed incredible to me that this time last night I had been putting on my white dress, sitting before the mirror at my dressing-table, arranging the curled wig.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
