Example Sentences

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The day the fire started, B’nai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool in Altadena had been wrapping up the installation of fresh turf and getting ready to tour parents around their new infant center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

Mr Chapman claimed he had been at home all night after returning from some Christmas shopping in Manchester at about 19:30 GMT and had been wrapping presents.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

I had been wrapping our spices in a thin towel and crushing them with a rock.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

While he had been speaking to himself he had been wrapping each bottle up separately in a piece of old newspaper and putting them into the bag.

From That Scholarship Boy by Leslie, Emma

And the packer, shaking with laughter, turned again to the chair he had been wrapping.

From Mary's Rainbow by Feehan, Mary Edward