Example Sentences

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She said her sister had been rebuilding her relationship with her family when she disappeared.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2021

For months, he had been rebuilding homes devastated by the 2017 Thomas Fire, which he and Doss had seen lighting up the next ridge to the west.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 19, 2019

Chandler had been looking for a way out of Phoenix, a team that had been rebuilding during his tenure there.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2018

He had been rebuilding the side after taking over from Graham Henry the year before, but 10 successive defeats left the Welsh Rugby Union twitchy.

From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2015

During the past six months workmen had been rebuilding the rear wing of Highacres into laboratories.

From Highacres by Richards, Harriet Roosevelt