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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Ms Thornberry had been expressing a "personal view", he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2018
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
Even before the latest revelations, top Democrats had been expressing concern.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2013
Legislative leaders rarely schedule a vote on a major bill without being assured of the outcome, and the House’s top Republicans had been expressing confidence the spending bill would pass.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 22, 2011
There Nutcracker's speech died away, and his eyes, which had been expressing the most sympathetic grief, grew staring and lifeless again.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
