had been sloping
- past perfect progressive of slope.
Example Sentences
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The melting rains coursed off the Appalachian hillsides as if they had been sloping tin roofs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The high banks had been sloping down gradually, and now they came to an end, the water and the ground were level again.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
Then her tall main-mast fell forward, apparently snapped off close to the deck, carrying with it the fore-mast; while the mizen, that had been sloping slightly backward, now leaned over toward the shore.
From Menhardoc by Staniland, C.J.
