review
noun
a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
had been reviewing
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past perfect progressiveof review.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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Prosecutors had been reviewing conversations between the suspect, Phoenix Ikner, and ChatGPT.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
The board had been reviewing the cross-check program since last year, when whistleblower Frances Haugen exposed the extent of the system by leaking internal company documents to the Wall Street Journal.
From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2022
Greater Manchester Police said it had been reviewing evidence on CCTV, body-worn video, mobile phone footage, and witness statements of the incident which happened on 16 October.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2022
Shortly before 11:20 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020, Bill Sammon, the managing editor for Fox News in Washington, picked up the phone in the room where he and others had been reviewing election returns.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
Fadi added a few finishing touches to his drawings of amoebas and other single-celled micro-organisms, which the class had been reviewing.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
