Sentence examples for had been simmering from inspiring English sources

This confrontation had been simmering for some time.

It had been simmering away for a long time.

But the incident raised what had been simmering animosity toward outsiders to a full boil.

The feud had been simmering in the run-up to the Iraq war.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The tensions had been simmering for months in the northern Syrian town of Saraqib.

For nearly two months, the volcano in Harry Findlay had been simmering dangerously.

Tensions had been simmering all week as New Yorkers braced for the verdict.

The antiabortion sentiment that had been simmering at the state level boiled over to Congress.

From that point, midway through the album, WMABMT lets what had been simmering underneath bubble over.

The wave of protests had been simmering around the fanfests while Scolari's side progressed.

It had been simmered for hours the day before and then gently roasted.