comment
noun
a remark, observation, or criticism.
had been commenting
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past perfect progressiveof comment.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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She added that she had been commenting on “ownership,” Black enterprise and entrepreneurship and that her critics who focused on monetary matters “made up” the rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
Everyone else had been commenting with condolences and supportive stuff.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2022
A man who said he had "been commenting consistently on news feeds and Facebook" was also excused.
From Fox News ● Nov. 1, 2021
She also specified that she had been commenting in a personal capacity and not on behalf of the news agency.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2011
He had been commenting on it to us that morning rather severely.
From John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
