model
noun
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
had been modelling
-
past perfect progressiveof model.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Those lips, the face, the throat, everything, all—he knew it now!—it was she that he had been modelling there in Paris!
From The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
Every day, instead of hunting, Goolahwilleel had been gathering wattle-gum, and with this he had been modelling a kangaroo—a perfect model of one, tail, ears, and all complete.
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
