reside
verb (used without object)
to dwell permanently or for a considerable time.
had been residing
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past perfect progressiveof reside.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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Police broke through the external doors of the embassy in Quito to arrest Jorge Glas, who had been residing there since December.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
The family, which also includes Khushboo Devi's father, had been residing in their shanty for 13 years until they were asked to vacate the land "because the area had to be cleaned".
From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2023
Schroeder’s former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Florida, the state where she had been residing.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
She had been residing in a large rent-regulated studio on 75th Street near Columbus Avenue since the late 1960s, paying just $300 a month.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2016
The deceased was an American gentleman who had been residing for some weeks in the Metropolis.
From A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
