had been straightening
- past perfect progressive of straighten.
Example Sentences
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Down the railroad tracks swept a repair squad who had been straightening a switch, their foreman in the lead.
From Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
I looked up from the table where I had been straightening some magazines.
From People Like That by Bosher, Kate Langley
Boyd had been straightening out the rent and basting it on a piece of stiff paper.
From The Girls at Mount Morris by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
Lois had been straightening Polly's dresser and discovered a note beside the pin cushion.
From Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School by Whitehill, Dorothy
Kendrick, who had been straightening his tie before the glass, now swung around.
From The Profiteers by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
