had been appraising
- past perfect progressive of appraise.
Example Sentences
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All this while the cardinal and the proconsul had been appraising each other.
From Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship by Cabell, James Branch
But there were no tears in her dropped eyes, and she could scarcely have been more deliberate in her examination, if she had been appraising their value.
From Jan Vedder's Wife by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
