had been warming
- past perfect progressive of warm.
Example Sentences
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Another crew member, Vlad, scrambled out of a nearby fox hole, where he had been warming his grimy hands over a fresh fire, to help out.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2023
She finished so far ahead of the pack, he assumed she had been warming up alone for another race.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2021
Although Kolarek had been warming up, the Dodgers turned to right-hander Pedro Baez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
I thought my boyfriend’s family had been warming up to me.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2017
All night he had been warming — except for the times he seemed to have forgotten ever having discussed the subject before.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
