Example Sentences

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Pearsall had been signing autographs at an event before heading to the square where the incident occurred, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

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

Major Major gazed next at copies of official documents addressed to him to which he had been signing the same signatures.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller