reproduce
verb (used with object)
to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of.
had been reproducing
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past perfect progressiveof reproduce.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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Although the black rhinos had been reproducing, they were still critically endangered.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 9, 2010
By measuring that rebound, the scientists hoped to figure out just how rapidly the virus had been reproducing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then, on glancing at the book, I saw that he had been reproducing the text verbatim, and the last word that he had uttered was the last word on the first page.
From How to Study and Teaching How to Study by Frank M. (Frank Morton) McMurry
Maciej sat down tired, for he had been reproducing the whole scene of holding back the carriage as accurately as possible before us.
From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various
