recover
verb (used with object)
to get back or regain (something lost or taken away).
had been recovering
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past perfect progressiveof recover.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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Since troughing around $4000 per ounce at the end of July, the price of gold had been recovering steadily.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Michigan survey’s sentiment index bounced near historic lows last year, but before this month, it had been recovering since November.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Before the confrontation with police, Lauren had been recovering from cancer treatment and a hysterectomy in March.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
Maradona had been recovering at his home in Buenos Aires from surgery on a brain blood clot in November 2020 when he died of a heart attack, aged 60.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
Hippo, who had been recovering from his first feeling of awe, roared loudly at this.
From Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World by Ernest Fuhr
