entice
verb (used with object)
had been enticing
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past perfect progressiveof entice.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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Obama's plea to join his administration had been enticing: he had his hands full with the collapsing economy, the new president said, and he needed someone of her stature to handle foreign policy.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 24, 2010
D. Clorinda, pastures, caves, and springs, These once had been enticing things.
From Essays by Arthur Christopher Benson
