hand
noun
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
had been handing
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past perfect progressiveof hand.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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He said the centre had been handing out bread.
From Reuters ● Nov. 19, 2022
Miami Beach police had been handing out the erroneous fliers until last week, police spokesperson Ernesto Rodriguez told the Miami Herald on Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
Greg Bentz, 52, a childhood friend of Ms. Kulich, said the bank employee had been handing out candy along the parade route when the S.U.V. struck her.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Frank Stevens, Cooper’s assistant principal, had been handing out water to parent volunteers when he heard a student scream his name.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2015
Tamika had been handing me the award—a big scowl on her face—right when I’d been rudely awoken.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
