had been arming
- past perfect progressive of arm.
Example Sentences
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Defence sources subsequently confirmed that Israel had been arming the Abu Shabab clan with Kalashnikov rifles, including some that had been seized from Hamas.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
President Roosevelt had been arming and supplying Britain for more than a year.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2019
It was evident that he had been arming himself; on the floor lay double-barrelled muskets and carbines, besides ramrods and gunhammers and locksmith's tools with which they had been repairing the arms.
From Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Noyes, George Rapall
The powers that worked against liberty had been arming themselves, not merely for a generation or a century, but since the beginning of time, for just this trial of strength.
From The High Heart by King, Basil
For three years the Transvaal had been arming to the teeth.
From The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
