brief
adjective
lasting or taking a short time; of short duration.
was briefing
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past progressiveof brief.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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What I thought was interesting about the whole law-enforcement-operation framing of this was that Donald Trump was not reading from that script when he was briefing reporters.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2026
Presley and other members of his team suspected the marketing executive was briefing Freixe about their meetings, according to a person familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
Insiders have told me that Wallace was briefing against his former co-presenter.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
Singh was briefing reporters at the Pentagon Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Now, en route to Gwinnett's, he was briefing his assistant on what had happened.
From Murder in the Gunroom by H. Beam Piper
