disregard
verb (used with object)
to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore.
had been disregarding
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past perfect progressiveof disregard.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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Lightfoot’s shift in approach started in late March after she shut down Lake Michigan’s beaches, adjacent parks, bike trails and other public areas because Chicagoans had been disregarding Gov. J.B.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2020
I asked, disturbed by an unpleasant fear that he had been disregarding the rights of property.
From Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants by Oliver Optic
In their concentrated interest in the active Britt they had been disregarding Vaniman, who was restraining himself, standing outside the radiance of the lanterns.
From When Egypt Went Broke by Holman Day
