had been charming
- past perfect progressive of charm.
Example Sentences
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As he grew older and wider, the pugnacious cockiness that had been charming when Andy Hardy sipped sodas with Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Ann Rutherford or Esther Williams in the Carvel drugstore seemed rancid.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2014
Wearing eye makeup, his red hair straightened into chaotic spikes, he sang the droll and thoughtful piano ballads that had been charming fans around the country.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2013
Here too, emotions were wound tight, for Ike was deep in Taft country and, with Taft's help, had been charming the suspicious and captivating the hostile at whistle stops all along the way.
From Time Magazine Archive
Long before that time Sergei Vassilievitch Rachmaninoff had been charming Europe with his brooding, regretful compositions, bewildering concertgoers with his speed and skill on the piano.
From Time Magazine Archive
Flower had been charming; Deryck, his own friendly, interesting self; little Dicky, delightful; and Baby Blossom, as sweet as only Baby Blossom could be.
From The Rosary by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)
