had been deliberating
- past perfect progressive of deliberate.
Example Sentences
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In a Friday interview, Overlake’s Chief Strategy Officer Jon Duarte said the hospital had been deliberating on options for partnerships for the last couple of years before choosing to join the Tacoma-based not-for-profit health system.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
Sanchez’s attorney, Michael Schwartz, said the jury had been deliberating for about 3½ days before the mistrial was declared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
The 12-day trial had concluded and the jury had been deliberating for five days when it was found.
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2022
Justice Lucy McCallum dismissed the jury, which had been deliberating for five days, saying that the juror had contravened her strict instructions to rely only on evidence presented in court.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
While Congress had been deliberating on the adoption of the army, and the nomination of a commander-in-chief, events had been thickening and drawing to a crisis in the excited region about Boston.
From Life of George Washington — Volume 01 by Irving, Washington
