had been tanking
- past perfect progressive of tank.
Example Sentences
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Because of this remark, oil prices, which had been soaring, plummeted—and the stock market, which had been tanking, recovered much of the day’s losses.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
The economy had been tanking for a while.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
