had been exercising
- past perfect progressive of exercise.
Example Sentences
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The students who had been exercising moderately, though, were less stressed out than they had been at the start of the study and their bodies’ inflammation levels were lower.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
The aim would be to free those wrongfully imprisoned for terrorism offences when in fact they had been exercising their right to free speech, or peaceful assembly.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2018
It was Mr. Hébert’s toddler son, who in all fairness had been exercising extreme patience for about 30 whole seconds.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
She also said she had no reason to doubt that lenders had been exercising good faith in earlier foreclosures, and relying on existing law.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2012
It gave him profound aches in his musculature, as though he had been exercising hard.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
