had been searching
- past perfect progressive of search.
Example Sentences
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It is understood that the family had been searching for the couple since Thursday.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
For years he had been searching for information about his great-grandfather who he heard had gone to war and had never come back.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“The only machinery that has arrived was brought by the families of the people who are trapped underneath,” said Karen Marchan, 37, who had been searching for her mother, Cecilia Gutiérrez, in Caraballeda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
I had been searching for a Midcentury Modern table for my new apartment, 33 floors above downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
In the meantime, workers had been searching for a power source for the control panels.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
