had been stitching
- past perfect progressive of stitch.
Example Sentences
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A black coat gaped open at the back - as if whoever had been stitching it ran out of thread or just gave up before finishing it.
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2013
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had been stitching together suddenly threatened to unravel last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
She held up a coarse lining she had been stitching at when he came.
From The Helpmate by Sinclair, May
As the Sister broke off the cotton with which she had been stitching the bandage, she stole a curious glance at her patient.
From Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
For five months of this time she had been stitching the seams and hems of umbrella covers for 35 cents a hundred.
From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie
