raise
verb (used with object)
to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate.
had been raising
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past perfect progressiveof raise.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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Jacqueline Smith, Marine Coordinator at the International Transport Workers' Federation, said numerous seafarers had been raising the alarm over supplies in recent days.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
The group had been raising production quotas for most of last year but paused for the first quarter of 2026 amid expectations of a global oil-supply surplus.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 1, 2026
McAllister said assembly members had been raising the issue of the department's winter preparedness plan since January, but that nothing had yet been published.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
Nepal’s leaders had been raising his case with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Qatari royalty, but the trail appeared to be cold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
She has walked away from Byron, five, and Melissa, ten, as well as her ten-year-old sister and eleven-year-old brother, whom she had been raising for her ailing mother.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
