Example Sentences

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Not so long ago, F1 had been giving away its U.S. broadcast rights free, simply in the interest of having a television foothold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

ADP had been giving the Fed weekly data on the labor market, according to speeches from Fed officials over the past few years.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

Up to this point, the government had been giving migrants 24 hours’ notice ahead of their deportation to El Salvador.

From Slate • May 21, 2025

In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2024

And I felt sure the Fates had been giving me some kind of warning about that.'

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan