recruit
noun
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
had been recruiting
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past perfect progressiveof recruit.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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They had been recruiting me since my freshman year and really spent time and really understood that art was something important to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
New LSU coach Brian Kelly had been recruiting Howard when Kelly was still Notre Dame’s coach.
From Fox News ● Dec. 15, 2021
The Home Office said forces had been recruiting "at pace".
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2020
John Pearson, chief executive of the DHL Express subsidiary, told Reuters his company “began hiring in earnest about three months ago” and had been recruiting about 50 new workers a week.
From Reuters ● Feb. 12, 2019
Harp and Gully had been recruiting hard for their crew.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
