notice
noun
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning.
had been noticing
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past perfect progressiveof notice.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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For months, online several authors had been noticing strange activity on Goodreads.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2023
Forest Service employees had been noticing all summer that the bears were getting increasingly used to human food, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
Leaving the meeting, Platt said she had been noticing the Republican candidates making appearances in recent weeks but already had her mind made up to vote for Michon.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2022
Ms. Quintero, 32, had been noticing Mr. Wall, too.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
Since the start of the decade, researchers had been noticing two new things about all cultured cells.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
