rise
verb (used without object)
to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position.
had been rising
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past perfect progressiveof rise.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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Separately, the centre found that the median favourable opinion of the US across 20 countries had dropped steadily in recent years while the median favourable opinion of China had been rising.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Temperature readings had been rising steadily over the weekend, reaching 100 degrees.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
Tensions at the company had been rising for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
The measures come after an in-depth investigation by the watchdog, which found prices had been rising at nearly twice the rate of inflation.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
That would mean sending workers into the reactor building, where the radiation levels had been rising.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
