bestow
verb (used with object)
had been bestowing
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past perfect progressiveof bestow.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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Many of the same broadcasters who had been bestowing sainthood upon him hours before were now deeming him unfit for Pop Warner coaching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2015
The grandmother, who had an affection for cats, had been running after one that belonged to the house, and had been bestowing the most affectionate words on it, for the last ten minutes.
From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 by Guy de Maupassant
The grandmother, who had an affection for cats, had been petting one that belonged to the house, and had been bestowing the most affectionate words on it, for the last ten minutes.
From Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant
Britt gave to this blunderheaded news purveyor the tail end of the malevolent stare that he had been bestowing on the Prophet's back.
From When Egypt Went Broke by Holman Day
During the summer Ernestine and Karl had been bestowing an approving interest on Georgia and Joseph Tank.
From The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love by Susan Glaspell
