sunbathe
verb (used without object)
to take a sunbath.
had been sunbathing
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past perfect progressiveof sunbathe.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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Vaughan had been on the boat with her husband and two children, aged 12 and eight, and had been sunbathing when the motorboat crashed into a sailboat carrying party-goers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
Christie’s spokesman, Brian Murray, denied the governor had been sunbathing.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2017
Mr Puddick said he had been sunbathing in his garden listening to Radio 4 when a text message came through and his wife was inside.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2011
