scrutinize
verb (used with object)
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
had been scrutinizing
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past perfect progressiveof scrutinize.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Supervisor Janice Hahn said Preven had been scrutinizing her and her colleagues ever since she was a councilmember at City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
Shah, like Moazami, had been scrutinizing reports from colleagues in Europe and the United Kingdom about another kind of DCD donation.
From Science Magazine ● May 11, 2023
Hospital leaders had been scrutinizing the use of these procedures at the Dole VA for years.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2023
She had been scrutinizing the genomes of virus samples from around the world and noticed that one mutation, known as D614G, had become common in the virus in dozens of geographic locations.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
The gray man had been scrutinizing him intensely and keenly.
From The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White
