had been queuing
- past perfect progressive of queue.
Example Sentences
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Some 13,000 free tickets were snapped up instantly when reservations opened last month, a fraction given that more than 100,000 people had been queuing online.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Lucy Spencer said she had been queuing to check in for a Malaysia Airlines flight for more than two hours, and that staff were manually tagging luggage and checking passengers in over the phone.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
"We're seeing 13-year-olds infected, people in their twenties dying," said 58-year-old Ndeye Dia, who had been queuing for a shot since 6 a.m.
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2021
Many had been queuing since the early hours to get into shops including Next, which opened at 5am.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2010
Some people had been queuing for more than 24 hours to get tickets but when the system opened it immediately collapsed, as it did last month when over-the-counter sales first began in South Africa.
From Reuters ● May 28, 2010
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