Example Sentences

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The forward had been scoring goals for Red Bull Salzburg in Austria but announced himself on the European stage with a superb first-half hat-trick on his Champions League debut against Genk in September 2019.

From BBC • May 10, 2022

Louisiana-Monroe: Even in the Warhawks’ losses the team had been scoring 45 or more points.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2019

My question to those players who criticised is: what would you have done differently if you had been scoring so many against Thailand?

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2019

Tigers: Detroit had been scoring a lot of runs lately, but the Tigers have not been at full strength.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2017

And while he lay in bed, fighting for his life, the British troops had been scoring successes.

From With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War by Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir)