release
verb (used with object)
to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go.
had been releasing
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past perfect progressiveof release.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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Prof Hammond requested data on 11 Welsh treatment plants and found that 10 had been releasing untreated sewage at times when they should have been treating it.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023
For more than a year, JPMorgan and other banks had been releasing the funds they had socked away to cover potentially bad loans.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
Tank and the Bangas had been releasing music for years but earned national recognition after winning the 2017 NPR Tiny Desk Contest with unanimous approval.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2021
Anderson Reservoir had been releasing as much water as possible through its main outlet since Jan. 9.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2017
It was eleven; and for half an hour the theatres had been releasing their audiences to the streets;—the sidewalks were bobbing and fluttering; automobiles cometed by bleating peevishly.
From Harlequin and Columbine by Booth Tarkington
