Example Sentences

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Albus had been meeting with Olsen since around the time the White House lawyer was hired, ProPublica has reported.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Chenneour had been meeting her ex-boyfriend at Joe & The Juice on Kensington High Street when her phone was taken from a table.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

According to the motion, Kelly got a call from a prison official in North Carolina, who warned him that the government knew his attorneys had been meeting with the cellmate who provided the declaration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

After he withdrew Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Tom Emmer briskly left the building where he had been meeting privately with Republicans.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

There was a shout from the drawing room upstairs, where Colonel Hawkins and his men had been meeting.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson