was blinding
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past progressiveof blind.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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At night, when the bulbs were turned on, the effect was blinding and made the surrounding blackness feel stark, timeless, otherworldly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
David Dodge noted that on Tahiti Beach "the sheen of sun oil… was blinding."
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2023
Mwepu had a look at Alisson and saw the sun was blinding the Liverpool goalkeeper before he went for it.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2021
And on a night when they chose to shine as one, their individuality was blinding.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
The sudden light of it was blinding, and I heard Denna cry out beside me.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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