had been musing
- past perfect progressive of muse.
Example Sentences
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Our party had been musing about a Lepe flan.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2010
During much of this Dave Cowan had been musing in a lively manner upon the other's supposition that he should have laid out a future for himself.
From The Wrong Twin by Wilson, Harry Leon
It was dark enough there by the window for her to slip her hand into that of Neil, who had been musing silently on the crowd.
From Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day by Heydrick, Benjamin A.
While such thoughts were passing through his mind he had risen hastily from the chair in which he had been musing.
From The Maid of Maiden Lane by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
The triumphant shout with which the last and largest of the boats was landed, startled them out of the silence in which they had been musing, and the girl said sadly,— “Children forget so soon!”
From Shenac's Work at Home by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
