had been circling
- past perfect progressive of circle.
Example Sentences
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Fields and Weisberg — both fathers, both Jewish, both believers in the powers of the talking cure — had been circling the idea of a series that took therapy as its starting point.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
In Wednesday’s incident, the aircraft, a twin-engine plane, took off from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and had been circling inside heavily restricted airspace close to the Capitol when the alert was sent.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
Harris’ father, Fred, said he had been circling the streets around the crime scene since 2:30 a.m., looking to make sense of things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
All morning, Russian planes had been circling the skies above the city.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2022
A gull had been circling us for hours.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
