had been disappearing
- past perfect progressive of disappear.
Example Sentences
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From 2010 to 2017, gay men had been disappearing in alarming numbers from Toronto’s lively gay village.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2018
Local factory and garment jobs had been disappearing for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
One by one, the writers had been disappearing.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2017
So experts on the secretive state were puzzled by reports last week that portraits of the younger Kim had been disappearing from public buildings.
From Time Magazine Archive
I had been disappearing, but Momma really didn’t need to worry, I wasn’t going anywhere.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
