war
noun
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
had been warring
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past perfect progressiveof war.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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Détente with Iraqi Kurdistan has gone hand in hand with a relaxation of tensions between Ankara and its own Kurdish population with which it had been warring for decades.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2010
The Morros had been warring against the authority of Spain, and causing the Spanish troops much trouble.
From A Soldier in the Philippines by Needom N. Freeman
Traders all: this one bond of traffic and gain blending into a sort of family races and creeds the most discordant, and types whose forefathers had been warring with each other for centuries.
From That Boy Of Norcott's by Charles James Lever
"You could not have struck harder than that if you had been warring against a strong man," she said gently.
From Viola Gwyn by George Barr McCutcheon
During the absence of the Black Prince in Guienne the king had been warring in Scotland.
From St. George for England by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
