bet
verb (used with object)
to wager with (something or someone).
was betting
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past progressiveof bet.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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So although it’s always worth taking them with a grain of salt, last night’s bigger loser was betting markets, whose predictive power in Wisconsin was effectively zero.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Even with its latest earnings-fueled rally, Palantir’s stock is down from November, when Burry disclosed in a regulatory filing that he was betting against the firm.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
When Comcast took majority control of NBCUniversal in 2011, it was betting that combining content creation with distribution pipelines would deliver a massive competitive edge.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Ironically, Europe was betting on cheap American gas to narrow its wide competitiveness gap with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
If he was betting I’d drop it rather than discuss the sluggers, he was going to lose.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
