had been trusting
- past perfect progressive of trust.
Example Sentences
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The man, who was evidently a good swimmer, and had been trusting to this for escape, was striking out at a rapid rate for the shore.
From Twice Lost by Stanilard, C.J.
On turning their faces towards what they believed to be the land, there was no land in sight,—neither sand-hills, nor shore, nor even the narrow tongue upon whose tip they had been trusting themselves!
From The Boy Slaves by Reid, Mayne
They now remembered the circumstance, though not to their satisfaction, for they saw at once that the guide in which they had been trusting could no longer avail them.
From The Boy Slaves by Reid, Mayne
Watching their opportunity, the two mill girls came out from the shadows of the high fence they had been trusting to shield them from the view of the scouts.
From The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. by Garis, Lilian
His mother's hair was already grey, and she had two married daughters, one of whom had been trusting enough to make her a grandmother.
From December Love by Hichens, Robert Smythe
