be
verb (used without object)
to exist or live.
was being
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past progressiveof be.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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While knitters were frustrated that the piece was being represented by crochet, crocheters were irked that the piece talked so much about knitting.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026
Between late 2024 and late 2025, Binance’s systems detected over a dozen times that the Zedcex account was being accessed from Tehran, according to the internal records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
After learning how often the chemical was being sprayed, one of the men told Ferretiz that it was “rat poison” and that “you’re going to kill someone like that,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Production in the construction sector, which expanded over nine percent in August, was being supported by public contracts for upgrading infrastructure, it noted.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
At the far end of the dock, a Norwegian trawler was being loaded with provisions.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
