stride
verb (used without object)
to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
had been striding
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past perfect progressiveof stride.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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For weeks he had been striding angrily around the White House, frustrated over his inability to free the 50 American hostages in Tehran and outraged over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had been striding over the hillsides all morning with his gun over his shoulder, and had just before he spoke thrown himself down to rest.
From His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
He was not an absent-minded man, yet he had been striding unconsciously not toward his customary destination at that hour, the several chambers at once his office and his home.
From Half A Chance by Isham, Frederic Stewart
As she spoke, the girl had been striding about the spot.
From On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration by Sinclair, Upton
Here the Fingo, Kleinbooi, who had been striding on in front, his kerrie over his shoulder, now signed them to dismount.
From Harley Greenoak's Charge by Mitford, Bertram
