strew
verb (used with object)
to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle.
had been strewing
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past perfect progressiveof strew.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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Without meaning to, Bainbridge had been strewing the path with fresh thorns for the defeated one.
From The Price by Francis Lynde
