had been shopping
- past perfect progressive of shop.
Example Sentences
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Pratt had been shopping the idea of a lifeguard movie and was determined to stay relevant, according to his memoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
At the time, he had been shopping for crude suppliers for a refinery he was planning to construct in Perth Amboy in his home state of New Jersey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Malukas decided earlier this season he didn’t want to return to Coyne in 2024 and had been shopping himself when the McLaren seat suddenly opened last month.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
Khalis Saeed, 52, an engineer who had been shopping at a nearby market, came over and joined the protest, saying it was his duty as a Muslim.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2022
Some of them had been shopping downtown, and others had been out visiting friends, and all during supper they kept tossing back and forth these private jokes.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
