gaze
verb (used without object)
to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.
had been gazing
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past perfect progressiveof gaze.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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She wrote, “I could feel tears begin to roll down my face at the sight of a world more unexpected than imagination itself. … It was as if I had been gazing into destiny.”
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2023
The two girls had been gazing up at him, bobbing their heads along to his song, Lianne so close she was almost leaning against his leg.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
To his right, his son, Draco, who had been gazing up at the inert body overhead, glanced quickly at Voldemort and away again, terrified to make eye contact.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
I had been gazing at the images on the walls.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
He had been gazing straight ahead, away from Longstreet.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
