traverse
verb (used with object)
to pass or move over, along, or through.
had been traversing
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past perfect progressiveof traverse.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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Prior to the interruption, Voyager 1 had been traversing a mysterious new region of interstellar space—perhaps an enormous swell of pressure or a cloud of ancient plasma—and scientists are eager to resume the investigation.
From Science Magazine ● May 23, 2024
With no electricity and supplies almost gone, "desperate" locals had been traversing floodwaters where large crocodiles had been seen, he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2023
“Being myself and not caring what other people think,” said Ginny, a camper who was wearing the dark-green romper and platform wedges she had been traversing nature in with surprising ease.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
“Smile, smile, we calm,” Ms. Okpokwasili advises toward the end, breaking from the hypnotic, repetitive diagonal that she and Ms. Chipaumire had been traversing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2012
To all appearance the country was slightly more elevated than the level scrubby flats he had been traversing, but there was neither grass nor water, and an immediate return became necessary.
From The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work by Ernest Favenc
