reward
noun
a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
had been rewarding
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past perfect progressiveof reward.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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Dunn, who graduated this year, said the research project had been "rewarding and positive".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He said it had been rewarding and different - a relief to the tough challenges of day-to-day farming.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He added that the change had been "rewarding and so beautiful".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023
His time in Afghanistan had been rewarding, “an experience I will remember fondly,” he wrote.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2018
Fred had been rewarding resolution by a little laxity of late.
From Middlemarch by George Eliot
