age
noun
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to.
was aging
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past progressiveof age.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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The only camera in the area was aging and pointed in the wrong direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Built in 1908, it was aging but enormous with six bedrooms and three bathrooms across two stories and 2,312 square feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
Its infrastructure was aging and ill-maintained, and both the U.S. territory and its public utility declared bankruptcy months before the storm.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2023
Myrna was aging but active, a socially active woman who would crisscross the Los Angeles area in her beloved Mercedes on her way to and from the market, concert halls and friends’ homes.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
When he stopped, he looked older than a few moments before, like he was aging with each coughing fit.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
