brush
noun
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
was brushing
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past progressiveof brush.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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Wang’s 21-year-old stepson was brushing his teeth when he noticed a man was watching him, Wang’s civil complaint says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
As early as 2017, Ms Feinstein was brushing off concerns about her age.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023
By 7:40 one night, the fleet of vested servers was brushing crumbs from the booths.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023
Though I was brushing up against my monthly overdraft limit and living off barista tips, everything I wanted was bound up in writing.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
“I saw it when I was brushing my teeth before bed, and it surprised me so much I accidentally spit toothpaste at the mirror!” she’d laughed.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
