string
noun
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
had been stringing
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past perfect progressiveof string.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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But the government did not charge them — even though Stone had been stringing them along pretending to be trying to pay for years until he finally just stopped altogether.
From Salon β Jun. 21, 2023
Probably, the boy had been stringing her along.
From Slate β Nov. 27, 2021
By the time the case came to trial, he said he had been "stringing Stef along".
From BBC β May 24, 2018
They laughed, but they had been stringing lights on the Christmas tree throughout the debate.
From Salon β Dec. 16, 2015
Elfreda triumphantly fastened into place the last of a quantity of Chinese lanterns that she and her friends had been stringing about the grounds, viewing the work with a sigh of satisfaction.
From Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
