state
noun
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes.
had been stating
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past perfect progressiveof state.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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That was because he had been stating his decisions negatively, the subject of my previous Forbes blog.
From Forbes ● Sep. 11, 2014
The Society papers had been stating for a week past that London was empty, but, in spite of the Society papers, London persisted in seeming to be just as full as ever.
From The Grand Babylon Hotel by Bennett, Arnold
Gail had been stating to one of the teachers, who played Fleta, one of the leaders of the chorus, that she'd had four proposals that summer.
From The Wishing-Ring Man by Widdemer, Margaret
In that moment he was aware that he had been stating facts as he had never owned them to himself.
From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby
