mention
verb (used with object)
to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of.
had been mentioning
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past perfect progressiveof mention.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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But Iran had been mentioning the possibility of the swap for months.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2019
Where almost no one on Twitter had been mentioning Ann Romney or the strategist Hilary Rosen’s name when Rosen made her comment on CNN, the number quickly jumped to more than 150 tweets per minute.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2012
Mr. Trump, who last week met with R.N.C. officials in Washington, said he had been mentioning his concerns to committee officials, including Reince Priebus, the party’s chairman.
From New York Times ● May 11, 1460
Jennifer had been mentioning it here and there since June.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
One look she gave into it, then swayed in the patch of lamplight very like the limp ladies he had been mentioning.
From Lonesome Town by Ethel Dorrance
