Sentence examples for had been appearing from inspiring English sources

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had been appeared

have been appearing

has been appearing

had been appeared

had been presenting

"had been appearing" is correct and can be used in written English.
This phrase is used in the past perfect continuous tense to refer to an action that had been happening before another past action. For example: "The actor had been appearing in television commercials when he was cast in his first feature film."

Exact(42)

The weekly said cracks had been appearing in the Swiss banking fortress since the 1980s.

The New York Times

McGrath, Delgado and Orman had been appearing less frequently on the show in recent years.

The Guardian - TV & Radio

More important, he had been appearing before the court as an advocate for two decades before he became solicitor general.

The New York Times

Ms. McClanahan had been appearing sporadically on television and in low-budget movies when Norman Lear tapped her for a spot on "All in the Family" in 1972.

The New York Times - Arts

He added: "We had suffered a financial loss, but more importantly, she had been appearing in court when unqualified to do so".

The New York Times

And he admitted he was a bit taken aback by how many of his former classmates had been appearing in the "in memoriam" pages of his school newsletter.

The New Yorker

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According to the patient the maculae had been appeared three weeks ago.

BMC Infectious Diseases

Sunbathers have been appearing.

The New York Times

Instalments have been appearing in English annually since 2012.

The Guardian - Books

Advertising about drinking responsibly has been appearing for decades.

The New York Times

HUNTER PARRISH has been appearing shirtless a lot lately.

The New York Times

More suggestions(19)

had been existing

had been proving

had been testifying

had been representing

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had been featuring

had begun appearing

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had been seeming

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had been indicating

had been emerging

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