traffic
noun
the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc..
had been trafficking
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past perfect progressiveof traffic.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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But the attorneys who represented Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh claimed there was no evidence Kerney had been trafficking Alexis.
From Washington Post
Most embarrassing to the Daley administration, besides the allegations concerning Kerner, were revelations about other pals and close political associates of the mayor who had been trafficking in race-track stocks.
From Time Magazine Archive
Without Ormond's knowledge, Charles had been trafficking for months with the Confederate Irish Catholics through another plenipotentiary.
From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by Masson, David
Captain Weymouth had been trafficking with the natives for some time in perfect friendship.
From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
