sneeze
verb (used without object)
to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
had been sneezing
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past perfect progressiveof sneeze.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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His eyes were watering, he said, and it was true he had been sneezing all day.
From The Verge ● Aug. 2, 2015
Peter had been sneezing for several decades before he started counting them.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 30, 2014
Because she had been sneezing every few minutes since Oct.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had been sneezing every few minutes for the past hour, and his eyes were running like twin rivers.
From Polly's Business Venture by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Aunt Nancy, who had been sneezing furiously at her own impotence, now found her speech again.
From Old Lady Number 31 by Louise Forsslund
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