had been suspecting
- past perfect progressive of suspect.
Example Sentences
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A few days ago, he sat me down and began to apologize profusely, and informed me that he had been suspecting me of stealing money from him.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2015
Three of the castle-servants barred their way, sullen and questioning, as if they had been suspecting some plot of these two against their master.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Kote nodded, almost as if he had been suspecting the news.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
But your mother mentioned that you had been suspecting your father.
From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles
Though some of the more sagacious had been suspecting that the Government might resort to measures of desperation, these ordinances took the whole community by surprise.
From Louis Philippe Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
