blame
verb (used with object)
to hold responsible; find fault with; censure.
had been blaming
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past perfect progressiveof blame.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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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
Yet I had been blaming myself for not reacting normally.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2018
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
“Yes, I would still love us,” I said, angry with myself for not realizing the twins had been blaming themselves for Papá’s absence all this time.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
