recline
verb (used without object)
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
had been reclining
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past perfect progressiveof recline.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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A female lion who had been reclining in a stall sauntered out.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
Wilhelmine rose from the divan on which she had been reclining.
From A Nest of Spies by Marcel Allain
With great deliberation Willie arose from the bench on which he had been reclining.
From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by J. J. (John Joy) Bell
The Princess de Beauvau, a woman of generous spirit and intrepid zeal, suddenly rose from the chair in which she had been reclining.
From The Crayon Papers by Washington Irving
She rose from the steps upon which she had been reclining and went toward the palace, looking up at the windows where the women dwelt in the Kemenate.
From Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
