had been popping
- past perfect progressive of pop.
Example Sentences
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Indigenous peoples in South America had been popping corn for millennia, but it didn’t reach the U.S. until the 19th century, when whalers returned from South America with the whole grain in tow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Jason had been popping up occasionally at the homes of relatives and his girlfriend, never staying long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
This “we” had been popping up more and more in TJ’s recent correspondence; Daren couldn’t tell if it was facetious or genuine, but he chose to believe the latter.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2023
Since March, research studies and treatment centers had been popping up across the country to help unravel Covid’s long-term mystery.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2021
During the last few minutes of the fight our engine had been popping altogether too frequently and soon the engineer came forward to tell us that the port engine petrol pipe had broken.
From The Victory At Sea by Hendrick, Burton J.
