Examples of 'he had been out' in a sentence

Meaning of "he had been out"

He had been out: Implies that the person was not at home or in a particular place for a period of time

How to use "he had been out" in a sentence

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he had been out
He had been out of the room for a time.
He explained that he had been out herding turkeys.
He had been out on a hunt and had returned to.
Making it look like he had been out looking for the illegal files.
He had been out with an unspecified illness.
This came after a very long time as he had been out of form.
He had been out to go fishing for several hours by now.
He could not even recall the last time he had been out on a date.
I confirmed he had been out of town all week on business.
Police had reportedly been searching for him ; he had been out of contact since Thursday.
He had been out due to a family tragedy.
Greg finally confessed that he had been out all night with another woman.
He had been out for the last couple of days.
Tom told Mary that he had been out shopping.
He had been out all night working the bars.

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He wanted a fresh start. He had been out of work as long as me.
He had been out of work as long as me.
During his stay in America, he had been out of touch with music.
He had been out of trouble nine years and six months.
Well, unless maybe he had been out drinking with some friends before.
He had been out of control.
What if he had been out here playing?
He had been out riding in a militia and was nearly crushed to death.
In Seoul. He had been out of reach?
He had been out of work and the relocation was a hardship.
What if he had been out here playing? Oh, my God.
He had been out of the dating world while working abroad.
He had been out sailing and was unacquainted with the treacherous nature of the lake.
He had been out of work for a while and just recently started working again.
He had been out on a fishing boat the year before and caught plenty of fish.
He had been out of baseball with health problems since that April.
He had been out sailing with a friend in the Gulf of Spezia.
He had been out and orienteering, so nothing happening here.
He had been out of the country for a very, very long time.
But he had been out of work for several months, police said.
He had been out of the game six months after a Castleford sending-off.
He had been out since grade eight and I was still in the closet… I think.
He had been out of the ring for over 20 years.
He had been out shopping, and he showed me something he'd bought.
He had been out of reach?
He had been out of town for 10 days.
He had been out with a string of injuries and had not played a Test since December 2008.

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