contact
noun
the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
had been contacting
-
past perfect progressiveof contact.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Asked by The Times on Wednesday if he had been contacting his colleagues about the prospect of being suspended, Ridley-Thomas replied “yes,” through a spokeswoman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
Hollyoaks actress Annie Wallace also claimed on Twitter that the fake account had been contacting "loads of people including verified TV stars, requesting merchandise, autographs, etc".
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2018
The Senate Judiciary Committee had been contacting me.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2017
Goldman was not formally hired for the stock sale, but it had been contacting investors for pre-I.P.O. fund-raising.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2017
Jake Via of the investigations bureau, had been contacting organizers and scanning social media to figure out how many demonstrators were headed their way and whether they would be armed.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2017
