had been answering
- past perfect progressive of answer.
Example Sentences
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Players and coaches had been answering the same questions for months, repeating the same refrain about how a defense that dwelled near the bottom of every statistical category last season would be decidedly different.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
Chris Noble, protest lead at the National Police Chiefs' Council, and Matt Twist, Met assistant commissioner, had been answering questions from MPs during the committee session.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
As the discussion unfolded, Dr. Heinel, who had been answering questions in a dull monotone, suddenly perked up and began nodding frequently, as if encouraging the judge’s line of questioning.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
He said he also had been answering questions posed by Johnson’s staff.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2020
He told about the burn, but with none of the belligerent arrogance with which he had been answering the questions kind people had put to him.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
