rebuild
verb (used with object)
to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts.
had been rebuilding
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past perfect progressiveof rebuild.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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Archaeologists found the remains while excavating an area of the city that its ancient inhabitants had been rebuilding after an earlier earthquake devastated Pompeii in 62 AD.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2022
For months, he had been rebuilding homes devastated by the 2017 Thomas Fire, which he and Doss had seen lighting up the next ridge to the west.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 19, 2019
Chandler had been looking for a way out of Phoenix, a team that had been rebuilding during his tenure there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2018
He had been rebuilding the side after taking over from Graham Henry the year before, but 10 successive defeats left the Welsh Rugby Union twitchy.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2015
During the past six months workmen had been rebuilding the rear wing of Highacres into laboratories.
From Highacres by Harriet Roosevelt Richards
