Example Sentences

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He had been emailing for days but Zhang mostly ignored him.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2021

One client, who has not yet paid a deposit, had been emailing Mr. Hall about a nonprofit organization’s gala in October for 300 people and recently went silent.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2021

And then, in another recent court filing, plaintiffs challenging the citizenship question dropped another bombshell: Hofeller had been emailing with Christa Jones, now the chief of staff to the deputy director at census.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2019

It turned out I had been emailing the youngest, while her auntie had independently arranged for me to meet her older sister.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2019

They had been emailing every day but she hadn’t seen him in months.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson