seek
verb (used with object)
to go in search or quest of.
had been seeking
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past perfect progressiveof seek.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 barrister added that since his arrest, the father-of-two had been seeking help with his mental health issues.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Puck reported that Everlane’s CEO had been seeking an investor to help it deal with roughly $90 million in debt.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
The quota of Australian beef allowed into the EU will increase more than 10 times the current level over the next decade, although that falls short of the level Australian farmers had been seeking.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service had been seeking $1.4 billion in the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
But eleven were just spam — which would have been great if I had been seeking a cheaper mortgage or a way to “lose that weight fast!”
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
