had been creeping
- past perfect progressive of creep.
Example Sentences
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“Not everyone expected brenso to work…but expectations had been creeping up into year-end and this afternoon’s negative phase 2 readout is undoubtedly a near-term setback for the story,” Brayer wrote in a research note.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
Before Ueda’s recent comments, some doubt about the timing of the next BOJ rate increase had been creeping in as a change of government raised the possibility of policy shifts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
She said while the number of mortgage repossessions had been creeping up in recent years, the current levels remained "historically low".
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
The vote of confidence is important, given that some doubts had been creeping in lately.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025
Since the terrible night of the ants, Mother had been creeping her remorse in flat-footed circles around me without ever speaking of it, wearing her guilt like the swollen breasts of a nursing mother.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
