Sentence examples for had been true for from inspiring English sources

(She was well behind in New Hampshire polls, though this had been true for less than two days).

As had been true for centuries, most of the different wines of the world would be sold within 100 miles of where they had been made.

The reverse had been true for the country's exporters since 2008, as the yen — considered an investing haven during times of turmoil — strengthened considerably.

The euro didn't turn Greece into a greedy arms buyer – that had been true for many years, if not to the same extent.

Col. Ilan Paz, the Israeli commander of the Ramallah area, said the pager message had been "true for the beginning 10 minutes".

The point is, Mr. Bonatti, who died Tuesday at age 81, fully accepted the dictum of adventure that had been true for centuries, but that may no longer hold: if you get into trouble, you have to get yourself out.

"That has been true for all time.

It has been true for years.

The opposite has been true for Wong.

This has been true for some time.

All of that has been true for me.