split
verb (used with object)
to divide or separate from end to end or into layers.
had been splitting
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past perfect progressiveof split.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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Steinberger grew up on an Austrian farm and had been splitting his time between Vienna and London.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Whelan and O’Donnell had been splitting reps in training camp and throughout the preseason.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
The former "Dancing with the Stars" pro had been splitting his time between Ukraine and Los Angeles for the last six months as he filmed Ukraine's version of "Dancing with the Stars."
From Fox News ● Mar. 6, 2022
Before arriving at Wende, the Oscar-winning producer had been splitting time between New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex and a Manhattan hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
Behind the cabin in Bluebird Gulch, Ma Cromwell laid down the axe she had been splitting firewood with and closed her eyes.
From Sonny by Rick Raphael
