charm
noun
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty: the charm of a mountain lake.
was charming
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past progressiveof charm.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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The original San Diego staging, which stressed Mexican folklore, was charming but static.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
"He was bubbly, he was charming, he always had a smile on his face... and that's how he got his nickname baby bear."
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
I'm not sure if it's more alarming that he said it or that the Times and the allegedly sophisticated financial whizzes in the audience all thought it was charming and reassuring.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2024
When we were alone, he was charming and attentive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
The boyish abandon of that stout man was charming to behold, for though he ‘carried weight’, he danced like an India-rubber ball.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
