had been designing
- past perfect progressive of design.
Example Sentences
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Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, which build the Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and had been designing a new generation of destroyers, are now designing the new Trump-class battleship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Mr. Bolt had been designing his own sets for a few years, primarily for his followers on Instagram, but this was the first time something he had produced had gained real traction.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2024
Ms. Davis had been designing lingerie and other garments for several years when Walt Disney himself asked her in 1963 if she wanted to work on the costumes for It’s a Small World.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
Mr Nath, 23, had been designing drones, but decided that being certified to fly them would bring more job satisfaction and financial rewards.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2022
Then she confessed that for a fortnight past she had been designing in water colors a series of menu cards for the wedding feast.
From Fruitfulness by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
