had been munching
- past perfect progressive of munch.
Example Sentences
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The back-to-back disasters enabled bark-boring beetles that had been munching on dead trees to jump to drought-weakened ones.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2021
"No; we don't want to wait," agreed Wilde, who had been munching chocolate.
From Pushed and the Return Push by Nichols, George Herbert Fosdike
While Squinty had been munching on the apple, the boy had dug a hole, put some sweet acorn nuts into it, and covered them up with dirt.
From Squinty the Comical Pig His Many Adventures by Barnum, Richard
What if she had escaped, while he had been munching caviar and anchovy sandwiches?
From Murder at Bridge by Austin, Anne
A wretched substitute; no more real, sweet fun than the saccharine tablets which she had been munching were real sugar.
From The Disturbing Charm by Ruck, Berta
