had been signaling
- past perfect progressive of signal.
Example Sentences
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The ship had loaded 1.8 million barrels of crude oil at Venezuela’s Jose terminal and had been signaling its destination as Malaysia at the point it was intercepted, one of the officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
The officer had been signaling east- and westbound traffic to come to a stop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
By the time Musk closed on the deal in late October, he had been signaling for a while that he’d do the job as more of a businessman than a free-speech ideologue.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2022
Reinhart said the Fed had been signaling a modest tightening by historical standards but could shift gears given recent data.
From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2022
Before the Wasp could take possession of her opponent, however, the two war vessels to which the Avon had been signaling came up.
From Hero Tales from American History by Roosevelt, Theodore
