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
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
However, within the last two decades, retailers have realized they had been ignoring a similar, yet untapped market: Jewish holidays, Hanukkah specifically.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2021
Rosenbaum’s statement glossed over Sam’s point that the committee members had been ignoring the perspective of the victims of forced sterilization in which Caltech was complicit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2020
Vega had been messaging me every few minutes, but I had been ignoring him.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
