had been forgiving
- past perfect progressive of forgive.
Example Sentences
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He said he found that people "had been forgiving" over his breaking of the restrictions, but called his mistake a "failure of leadership".
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2021
Sir James Thornhill had been forgiving, kind, and generous after a time—two years—and opened to the runaway lovers his heart and his purse.
From Art in England Notes and Studies by Cook, Dutton
