broadcast
verb (used with object)
to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
was broadcasting
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past progressiveof broadcast.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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They said the plane was broadcasting its military number through the transponder, but the boat targeted in the strike likely lacked the equipment to read the radio signal identifying the plane.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
On Wednesday, U.S. forces also boarded a tanker near the Caribbean that was broadcasting its location as being close to Nigeria at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
At the time, I was the director of the Voice of America, and VOA was broadcasting in more than 45 languages reaching more than 200 million regular listeners around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
Nearly every network was broadcasting the chase as it headed toward the cemetery where his ex-wife was buried, then wound back to Simpson’s house.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
The station was broadcasting vital details to Germany about New York shipping traffic.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
