sidestep
verb (used without object)
to step to one side.
had been sidestepping
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past perfect progressiveof sidestep.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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He had been sidestepping questions about his future in Buffalo for much of the past nine months.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2013
