had been commanding
- past perfect progressive of command.
Example Sentences
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Hours earlier, Andrii Smolenskyi had been commanding a small reconnaissance unit on Ukraine's southern front.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
At the time he captained the Titanic on its maiden voyage in 1912, Smith had been commanding large vessels for 25 years.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2023
He had been commanding officer of the USS Mustin, a forward-deployed guided-missile destroyer, before that assignment.
From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2016
Odierno selected Brooks, a distinguished infantry officer who had been commanding Army forces in the Middle East, to assume the challenge.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2013
I miss the dummy by a couple of inches and lose what little attention I had been commanding.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
