had been blaming
- past perfect progressive of blame.
Example Sentences
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I was not aware we had been blaming millennials for the housing crisis, nor have I voted against any new housing.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2022
Her mother had been blaming karma for her father’s death; weakened by his recent heart operations, Vicha often joked that life was getting too painful to bear.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
I had been blaming them because I expected more of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2015
The parents had been blaming themselves ever since, and were concerned about grandkids.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2012
All along I had been blaming Trotter, but the more I thought about it, the more I had to admit that it really was my fault, too, for going along with him.
From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold
