had been spotting
- past perfect progressive of spot.
Example Sentences
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Caldor fire spokesman Jason Hunter said the fire had been spotting — or generating wind-blown sparks, which can create new fires — at half-mile distances in recent days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
"Safe from a direct hit by five-point-nines," said the observation officer, a regular promoted from the ranks who had been "spotting" shells since the war began.
From My Second Year of the War by Palmer, Frederick
Our gunners had most of the enemy positions covered, as our aeroplanes had been spotting them.
From Into the Jaws of Death by O'Brien, Jack
