had been rending
- past perfect progressive of rend.
Example Sentences
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Jealousy—bitter jealousy; that was what had been rending her heart, he knew.
From The Second Honeymoon by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)
Indeed, the shrill notes of an amateur soprano had been rending the air throughout, but they had scarcely penetrated through his exaltation.
From Ghetto Comedies by Zangwill, Israel
Sigismund, whose aid the king secured in return for help in putting an end to the scandalous “great schism” which had been rending the Western Church for so many years.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
