reveal
verb (used with object)
to make known; disclose; divulge.
had been revealing
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past perfect progressiveof reveal.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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Nevertheless, the meeting with Trym had been revealing.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2022
Investigators learned that Metro car inspections had been revealing similar problems during routine checkups of other 7000-series cars since 2017.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2022
All this time he had been revealing an unexpected enthusiasm for the little purple forest of lilacs in the centerpiece.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Rupert Hughes
The Lord Jesus had been revealing Himself to Nathaniel and this conversation took place near Bethel, so that the reference to Jacob's ladder was very forcible and the wonderful type was made clear.
From The One Great Reality by Louisa Clayton
Madge had been revealing what to him seemed ideal womanhood.
From A Young Girl's Wooing by Edward Payson Roe
