deliberate
adjective
carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional.
had been deliberating
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past perfect progressiveof deliberate.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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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
Schreck and Fagan had been deliberating about relocating to New York and made the move shortly thereafter.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 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 Washington Irving
