had been signing
- past perfect progressive of sign.
Example Sentences
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Smith had been signing trading cards for fans for years, as a veteran announcer for the Burning River and Chicago Outfit roller derby leagues.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2021
I had been signing baseballs on the street using a pen, a ballpoint, and the Sharpie signature is much more professional.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2019
He was late to our appointment, because he had been signing off on power-of-attorney forms, in case something happened to him.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 25, 2016
Through it all, he had been signing fliers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2016
Perhaps he really was Washington Irving, and perhaps he really had been signing Washington Irving’s name to those letters he knew nothing about.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
