Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
had been etching
  • past perfect progressive of etch.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Then a swift feeling of pity darted through her, changing her thoughts, changing every shade of the portrait of Emmy which she had been etching with her quick corrosive strokes of insight.

From Nocturne by Swinnerton, Frank