Example Sentences

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The pair, who still saw each other from time to time, had been arguing on the way back from a festival in Liverpool.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

My car was rattling and my bathroom faucet was leaking and my husband and I had been arguing about money—arguing regularly for the first time in our marriage.

From Slate • May 18, 2024

In an interview with several local media outlets, Joey Kilmartin said he saw Mooney confront a rival Dolphins fan who he had been arguing with during most of the game.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

But they had been arguing about whether they needed sandbags.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2023

A guy had been arguing with someone in a room near the stairs on this floor.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau