manifest
verb (used with object)
to make clear or evident; show plainly.
had been manifesting
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past perfect progressiveof manifest.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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“BoMac” told me before the brawl that the fight had been manifesting in their camp for a long time, and that they were ravenous to prove they were the best in the boxing world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
I have mentioned in the text that I had some recent experience of a case where a "polter-geist" or mischievous spirit had been manifesting.
From The New Revelation by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A change of opinion, perhaps not so much regarding the doctrines set forth in these documents as regarding the perspective in which they were to be viewed, had been manifesting itself with the changing times.
From Principal Cairns by John Cairns
One of my visits to Peh-chui-ia was on the day after his friends had been manifesting, especial opposition to him.
From Forty Years in South China The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D. by John Gerardus Fagg
During those golden autumn months, the spirit of chivalry had been manifesting itself in other parts of Forest Glen beside the schoolroom.
From 'Lizbeth of the Dale by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
