disobey
verb (used with or without object)
to neglect or refuse to obey.
had been disobeying
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past perfect progressiveof disobey.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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When I first came in here I thought you had been disobeying my orders and had dabbled into the thing.
From When Egypt Went Broke by Day, Holman
"Yes, yes indeed; I was full of joy till I heard that one of my children had been disobeying me, bringing serious consequences upon herself and others."
From Elsie at Nantucket by Finley, Martha
Then he smeared the dirty water all over the rabbit's face and paws, so that it might look as if it were he who had been disobeying Big Lion's orders.
From The Pink Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew
So when a scream arose from several childish voices at the lower part of the hill, everybody knew that some child had been disobeying, and, pell-mell, the picnickers rushed in the direction of the branch.
From The Uncalled A Novel by Dunbar, Paul Laurence
