had been checking
- past perfect progressive of check.
Example Sentences
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An immigration judge ordered Villegas, who is from Panama, released on a $5,000 bond the following month and he had been checking in with ICE since then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
It was clear the last person using it had been checking their email.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
“Literally had been checking the mailbox five times a day and then I got this random DM yesterday,” Stallings wrote.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
The 37-year-old tweeted he had been "checking the mailbox five times a day" for his invitation before receiving a direct message from another Scott Stallings.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2023
At the end of the day, Hugo put down his bucket of tools and sat next to the clock he had been checking.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
