had been nursing
- past perfect progressive of nurse.
Example Sentences
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Entering the game, Beekman had been nursing a sore right ankle he hurt Nov. 29 in the first half of a 70-68 win against Michigan.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2022
Fletcher had been nursing a bruised right hand and was unable to swing a bat since getting hit in the hand by a fastball during his first at-bat in Houston on Sept. 10.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
Having personally avoided major scandals during her reign, the queen faced a doozy in 2017, when her own husband went full tilt on a grudge that he had been nursing for 50 years.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Xavi was without Sergi Roberto because of an injury, while Sergiño Dest, who also had been nursing an injury, started on the bench.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
The women, who had been nursing these men in their infirmity, wondered how they’d suddenly improved while others lingered in the sickness.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
