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
Prince William had himself stopped carrying out engagements when Catherine had been recovering from abdominal surgery but he has since returned to official duties such as these visits.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
Late one afternoon came a telegram from Filmington-on-Sea, where Aunt Wilshire had been recovering her temper in a boarding-house after a round of visits in Yorkshire and the moorlands.
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
