Example Sentences

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The most difficult part, Joann added, had been explaining what happened to Elijah's sister who went from "loving life" as a big sister for a week, to losing her brother.

From BBC • May 14, 2023

The entire staff of Deadspin had a very long meeting with Paul Maidment in which, again, we all in unison explained all the things that Megan had been explaining to them individually.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2019

Mr Cousins had been explaining the virtues of the technology to surgeons from Bournemouth Hospital when he fell to the floor in agony.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2015

For years she had been explaining the meaning of economics in terms that anyone could understand.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had been explaining to me—really, it was more like preaching—how you never go over nobody’s house empty-handed.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds