rage
noun
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination).
had been raging
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past perfect progressiveof rage.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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The Eaton fire had been raging for hours in west Altadena when Khan and her husband were awakened by evacuation alerts on their phones at 3:30 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
The seemingly innocuous posts, according to Ms. Weiss, relit a firestorm at Twitter that had been raging for days.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
The blaze at Wessenden Valley on Marsden Moor, a National Trust site near Huddersfield, had been raging for a few days in April 2021 when he arrived at the scene at dawn.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2022
Thousands of people were evacuated from homes and vacation sites in southeastern France as strong winds fueled wildfires that had been raging across the region for days.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2017
In March 1917, when Elizebeth and William started Riverbank’s Department of Ciphers, World War I had been raging in Europe for over two years, and the conflict had spread across the globe.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
