had been exchanging
- past perfect progressive of exchange.
Example Sentences
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Before that split, two or more weakly differentiated Homo populations had been exchanging genes for hundreds of thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
Prast had been exchanging notes on the Slack messaging platform with her star reporter Friday morning, when he abruptly dropped the conversation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
An investigation also revealed he had been exchanging text messages with a woman before his wife died.
From Fox News ● Dec. 11, 2021
Farouq Ali, an Iraqi refugee who arrived in Lowell in 2009 and works with new refugees, said he and other Iraqis in the area had been exchanging near-constant Facebook messages about Mr. Trump’s impending policy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2017
Chance had revealed to the two men their common interest, and they had been exchanging notes.
From All Roads Lead to Calvary by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
