shield
noun
a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
had been shielding
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past perfect progressiveof shield.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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"She just needed a familiar face. She needed someone, just one relative, and that could have been my mother who had been shielding with her for three months solidly."
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2023
A couple who had been shielding for nearly two years say they "burst into tears" when they found out they had won £300,000 on a scratch card.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2022
Pippa Bloom, 19, who had been shielding, recorded her thoughts for a listening bench in Chelmsford after travelling to St Thomas' to get her first vaccine.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2021
He had been shielding during the coronavirus lockdown and was being supported by his children and grandchildren.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2020
Tina pulled back the blanket that had been shielding Nikki’s face from the cold, and Nikki looked up and smiled at Branwell, and the silence suddenly seemed musical.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
