Example Sentences

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The 57-year-old said he had been studying in Zurich when the war broke out, and had been driven to return to Kosovo after seeing massacres of ethnic Albanians in his country.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Behind the scenes, SpaceX had been studying how orbital data centers could work and had a technical breakthrough associated with the technology last fall, the Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Mikhail, who was born Michael Murray, had been studying to become a nurse, but had dropped out of the course months prior to his death on 14 August 2024.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

It wasn’t until after graduation that they discovered she had been studying art the whole time.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Soon they reached it and could see for themselves the display Hollister had been studying.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman