was answering
- past progressive of answer.
Example Sentences
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He might have been knocking, but nobody was answering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Jones was answering reporters' questions at a news conference after a British-Irish Council summit, hosted by the Welsh government in Cardiff.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
With the other Star-Telegram reporters dispatched to the scene, he was answering phones at the newspaper’s rewrite desk when a call came in from woman asking for a ride to Dallas police headquarters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
What took him out of his sadness was answering a question: When was I the happiest as an artist?
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Clare asked, having forgotten the question she was answering.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
