had been loading
- past perfect progressive of load.
Example Sentences
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Turkish seismologist Süleyman Nalbant led a recently published study concluding that stress had been loading for over two centuries on the fault responsible for the initial quake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Beyda told investigators that he had been loading his car up for work and had left the items in his vehicle for a matter of minutes before returning to find Camarena in the garage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
Cargill Inc said it reopened its Westwego, Louisiana, grain export terminal last week, by which time rivals Louis Dreyfus Co and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co had been loading export shipments for several days.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2021
He had been loading stones onto trucks for construction projects, earning just under three dollars a day.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019
While Jiller had been loading his pack for the journey he had slipped away to the fields to say good-bye.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
