access
noun
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance.
was accessing
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past progressiveof access.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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There was "little regard" given to who was accessing the mortuary, with Fuller visiting 444 times in a year – something that went "unnoticed and unchecked", the inquiry found.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
A San Francisco federal jury in August convicted a former Twitter employee who prosecutors said was accessing private data of Twitter users, including critics of the Saudi government.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Because user 2dgirl registered an account, the public cannot see the IP address from which that user was accessing the site.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2022
I really felt Lin-Manuel was not just using rap but he was accessing all of musical theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2017
Rehak was accessing the Internet from Long Island, somewhere in the vicinity of Syosset.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2011
