Example Sentences

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Rhian Wilkinson said she had been learning the Welsh national anthem and she seems to have the vast majority of it down.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

Tess had been learning to swim so that she could join her sister in the tradition of jumping in the nearby river after commencement.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

Melissa Grant, the chief operating officer, said one of the hardest parts of her operation had been learning the varying rules in each state.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

The project holder told Thornburg his wife had been learning to knit and had been knitting through medical treatments until she no longer could.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

And Haupt had been learning that the hard way.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple