Sentence examples for had been out from inspiring English sources

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had been out

had died out

had been externally

had been away

had worked out

"had been out" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to indicate that something happened in the past before a point in time in the past. For example, "I had been out all day, so I didn't know what had happened."

Exact(53)

She had been out dancing.

The New York Times

She knew Miss Agatha had been out, maybe at church.

The New Yorker

Both men had been out on bail until Monday.

The New York Times

She had been out earlier in the day with friends.

Independent

The electricity had been out since before dawn.

The New Yorker

He had been out with a bruised arm.

The New York Times - Sports

It had been out on the news in Ireland.

The Guardian - Sport

Bang had been out on the streets for five days.

The New Yorker

Similar(3)

The finest putter in the world had been out-putted.

The Guardian - Sport

He had a 5% lead in the polls and had been out-advertising Mr Gore.

The Economist

It was the first time he had been out-qualified by a team-mate in Montreal.

BBC

More suggestions(3)

had shipped out

had squeezed out

had sent out

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