campaign
noun
the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.
was campaigning
-
past progressiveof campaign.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They point out that when Warsh was campaigning for the job of Fed chair, he seemed to favor cuts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Whether he was campaigning or even if he was just still a musician, it’s nice either way. I appreciate it. He took time out of his schedule to do this,” Jorge Saenz said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Around that time, Claustro served as an Orange County prosecutor and was campaigning to become a county Superior Court judge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
Attention has focused particularly on one of the emails, in which Wolff appears to give Epstein advice in relation to Trump, as Trump was campaigning for the White House for the first time.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
When Barack Obama was campaigning for the presidency in 2007, he spoke at a ceremony in Selma commemorating the forty-second anniversary of the march to Montgomery.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
