score
noun
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
had been scoring
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past perfect progressiveof score.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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The forward had been scoring goals for Red Bull Salzburg in Austria but announced himself on the European stage with a superb first-half hat-trick on his Champions League debut against Genk in September 2019.
From BBC ● May 10, 2022
Louisiana-Monroe: Even in the Warhawks’ losses the team had been scoring 45 or more points.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2019
My question to those players who criticised is: what would you have done differently if you had been scoring so many against Thailand?
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2019
Tigers: Detroit had been scoring a lot of runs lately, but the Tigers have not been at full strength.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2017
He had been scoring all day—sufficient reason for early retirement.
From Melomaniacs by James Huneker
