shed
noun
a simple or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc.
had been shedding
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past perfect progressiveof shed.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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His 2014 book “The Fissured Workplace” took aim at the ways that employers had been shedding their responsibilities to employees, through franchising arrangements and the hiring of labor subcontractors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
His 2014 book “The Fissured Workplace” explored the ways that employers had been shedding their responsibilities to employees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
Ohio had been shedding jobs, mostly in manufacturing, since January 2000, the fact-checking group noted.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 18, 2015
Heavenly thoughts came crowding into her mind; then sleep surprised her, with the tears she had been shedding for the sufferings of others still wet upon her cheek.
From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Sarah Grand
But for a year they had been shedding their leaflets and turning sere.
From Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate by Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner
