stalk
noun
the stem or main axis of a plant.
had been stalking
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past perfect progressiveof stalk.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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Jackson, who plays for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks and was in Florida to play in the Unrivaled three-on-three league, reportedly told police that Pearce had been stalking her since she ended their three-year relationship.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
The victim’s grandfather, Troy Hearn Sr., said Gaddis had been stalking his daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
Britain's Emma Raducanu has praised Wimbledon for doing "an amazing job" to prevent a man who had been stalking her from buying tickets for this month's championships.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
As he died, he dreamed of Kilimanjaro, “unbelievably white in the sun” but the hyena that had been stalking him made “a strange, human, almost crying sound,” and he knew what the hyena already knew.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2018
Since the hour he had arrived in the Red Ke^p, Lady Tanda had been stalking him, armed with a never-ending arsenal of lamprey pies, wild boars, and savory cream stews.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
