evince
verb (used with object)
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
had been evincing
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past perfect progressiveof evince.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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But we came not to talk of all this," interrupted Julian, who had been evincing a few signs of impatience latterly; "we came to tell of the fair held today and tomorrow at Chadwick.
From The Secret Chamber at Chad by Evelyn Everett-Green
"I am hindering the water from running out," was the answer, in perfect simplicity, of the child, who, during the whole night, had been evincing such heroic fortitude and undaunted courage.
From Gems Gathered in Haste A New Year's Gift for Sunday Schools by Anonymous
"I am hindering the water from running out," was the answer, in perfect simplicity, of the child, who, during that whole night, had been evincing such heroic fortitude and undaunted courage.
From The Ontario Readers Third Book by Ontario. Ministry of Education
"I am hindering the water from running out," was the answer, in perfect simplicity, of the child, who, during that whole night had been evincing such heroic fortitude and undaunted courage.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various
