ignore
verb (used with object)
to refrain from noticing or recognizing.
had been ignoring
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past perfect progressiveof ignore.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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As you can imagine, our dressing room after the game was pretty lively, with Ricardo being hugged and lauded by our players who had been ignoring him only a few hours earlier.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Apparently, the store has had gender segregation for years, but customers had been ignoring the rule.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
And down came the hammer as Alsobrooks announced the enforcement of a long-standing curfew that most of the county had been ignoring for decades.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
He had been ignoring all career flirtations and had no desire to leave MGM.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
I had been ignoring her, but by then she had begun to ignore me back, so I figured it was over, but maybe not.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
