had been tugging
- past perfect progressive of tug.
Example Sentences
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Medals were pinned to racing suits, and immaculate military uniforms appeared from out of nowhere and were pulled into place by the same hands that had been tugging on racing harnesses only minutes before.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2021
My belly was deflated, my body sawn in half, and yet the baby that had been tugging at me from the inside was not in my arms.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2019
The same something that had been tugging at me ever since I’d seen Salzburg standing inside the mountain.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
For Neville had been tugging on the sleeve of Harry’s bathrobe for the last minute.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
But human endurance has its limits, and after they had been tugging away for half an hour at the clumsy, ill-made oars, their exertions began to tell upon them.
From The Voyage of the Aurora by Collingwood, Harry
