be
verb (used without object)
to exist or live.
had been being
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past perfect progressiveof be.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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They had been being detained for further investigation, police said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2022
Last year, he told Italian media that he had been being sacked because he was suspected of giving Church money to his brothers, but denied the allegations.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2021
I had her draw or write something to each of the kids that people had been being mean to, featuring something that she liked about them or something that they liked.
From Slate ● May 29, 2019
If such contributions had been being made all along, our problems would be almost non-existent.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2018
She had been being living and being married and buying what she was buying and feeling in having what she was having.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Gertrude Stein
