had been striking
- past perfect progressive of strike.
Example Sentences
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Five workers at a western Iranian sugar factory who had been striking for better pay were released late Tuesday, according to the Free Workers’ Union of Iran, the country’s main federation of independent trade unions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
Pilots at Iberia Regional Air Nostrum, who had been striking every Monday and Friday since Feb. 27, went on a daily indefinite strike from June 6 amid a pay dispute.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
The Abellio drivers in two south London depots had been offered a 12% pay rise and a £500 bonus - splitting opinion among drivers, who had been striking without full pay for 10 days.
From BBC ● May 25, 2023
He told the broadcaster the "NHS needs to be rebuilt with billions and billions" and that nurses who had been striking over the last two months over pay were "not asking for much".
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2023
"Heaven," gasped the young man, as the too brief embrace concluded, "how I wish it had been striking midnight!"
From A Chair on the Boulevard by Merrick, Leonard
