had been flinging
- past perfect progressive of fling.
Example Sentences
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About an hour later, the same homeowner who called 911 called again, saying he forgot to mention the man had been flinging items into the street and nearby bushes.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2018
Schwartz's last big splash of the week came when he was subpoenaed by the subcommittee to testify about some of the accusations he had been flinging about.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It's as though some one had been flinging handfuls of rose leaves into the room," said Julia softly when the last chords had died away.
From Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Nicholson, Meredith
For ages back, the old fortress had been flinging down its crumbling ramparts, stone by stone, towards the grimy village at its foot.
From The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
While he had been labouring, collecting his rents and arranging for repairs, throughout the length and the breadth of Bursley and Turnhill, she, under pretence of marketing, had been flinging away ten-pound notes at Brunt's.
From Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) by Bennett, Arnold
