Example Sentences

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Baldwin told investigators he had been rehearsing a cross-draw maneuver when he pulled the pistol from his holster and aimed it at the camera.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

Baldwin had been rehearsing a scene for the Western film Rust when the shooting happened at a ranch near Sante Fe, New Mexico in October 2021.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023

Gustern had been rehearsing a cabaret show with friends in the apartment, and left to see a performance at Joe's Pub.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022

Immediate and understandable suspicion was that “Passion,” which the Thirteen had been rehearsing at St. Mark’s, was the intended target.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2021

The choir had been rehearsing for weeks, but on the day of the feast the soprano fell ill with bronchitis.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover