had been wrenching
- past perfect progressive of wrench.
Example Sentences
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Years of harsh austerity measures imposed by international bailouts had been wrenching, Mr. Skouros said, as new construction ground to a standstill.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
The previous weeks had been wrenching for all sides.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2017
The discovery had left them deeply shaken, and the choice to abort had been wrenching enough. But being forced to have her fetus visualized again in the final hours of her pregnancy felt cruel and absurd.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2012
He knew that all his life he had been wrenching at the frame of life to break it apart.
From Women in Love by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
The boy had been wrenching to get a shot at Jones, and now the quietness of the man’s voice reached his brain, and he looked at Specimen Jones.
From Red Men and White by Remington, Frederic
