Example Sentences

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Reid told officers that he had been glancing over his shoulder preparing to merge before he struck the cars, and that he had not seen the first vehicle because its lights were off.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2021

John Hall, 30, a waiter who had been glancing up at the debate on a giant screen hung above a fireplace as he bustled around the bar, began lingering longer and longer.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2012

No one in the audience had heard the words Coltrane had been glancing at, but they got the message.

From Newsweek

Desmond had been glancing at his hand, as if he could bargain with his own body.

From Washington Post

I had been glancing out the back window every now and then, watching people switch lanes and flash their headlights at us.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez