express
verb (used with object)
to put (thought) into words; utter or state.
had been expressing
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past perfect progressiveof express.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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Capitol Hill and Washington DC police officials had been expressing concern about the "Justice for J6" event for weeks.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2021
Ms. Osberg had been expressing her worries about Valeant at board meetings for over a year, and she grew so concerned that she insisted the discussions be reflected in the minutes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2015
Capital Research, a mutual-fund giant with $1.5 trillion under management, had been expressing concern to Microsoft about its slumping share value before ValueAct came along, according to people familiar with the talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2015
Even before the latest revelations, top Democrats had been expressing concern.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2013
Governor North continued to be frankly a skeptic and had been expressing his emotions by wagging his head and grunting.
From All-Wool Morrison by Day, Holman
