audit
noun
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
was auditing
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past progressiveof audit.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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By the time he was 13, he was auditing a college-level calculus class.
From Fox News ● May 14, 2019
To comply with a new state law, he posted a notice above the time clock informing workers that ICE was auditing their employment records, a process that could take months.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2018
Apple audited 756 suppliers in 30 countries, 197 of which it was auditing for the first time.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2018
He was auditing the books of a large advertising agency, and found something that didn’t look right, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2016
Mr. Dainopoulos let his pen descend to the document he was auditing and nodded in comprehension.
From Command by William McFee
