Example Sentences

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Torgersen said it had been snowing earlier, but the runway had been cleared.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023

It had been snowing all morning, and the trees were coated with a shimmering blanket of white.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2022

This is definitely true for a groomed piste where the snow has been flattened by a machine, but it had been snowing hard for weeks and this was deep powder.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2020

When I left our place this morning, it had been snowing.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

Which was weird, because it had been snowing in Churchill since the beginning of October.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz