charge
verb (used with object)
to impose or ask as a price or fee.
was charging
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past progressiveof charge.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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Goncalves said that before the acquisition Stelco was flooding the U.S. hot-rolled steel market with Canadian rolled products at prices well below what his company was charging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
A local coffee shop and bakery owner was charging his electric Cadillac in the next spot and showed me how to charge my car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said at the time the most probable cause of the fire was an e-bike that was charging.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He also claimed the U.S. was charging a 20% fee on all cargo transported via the shipping route in return for safe passage.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
We got off and I figgered out why the man called me sir; it was ’cause they’d feel guilty if they didn’t give you something for the dime they was charging to take us ’crost.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
