had been discouraging
- past perfect progressive of discourage.
Example Sentences
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“It’s definitely in a lot of guys’ minds, that’s for sure,” said Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, adding that the Cardinals’ news had been discouraging.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2020
He also pointed a finger at the media, suggesting journalists had been discouraging people from attending.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2020
For the couple, the process had been discouraging; four years of treatments at three fertility clinics in Maryland and Virginia between 2006 and 2010 and multiple miscarriages.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2013
But he also believes that a revived black civic culture had been discouraging crime, and priming the ground for an Obama, for years.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2011
Perhaps their earlier experiences in this little matter had been discouraging.
From Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 by Buckley, Francis
