chart
noun
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
was charting
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past progressiveof chart.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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Melissa was charting a painstakingly slow path through the Caribbean as a monster Category 5 storm.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
It was 1979, and Gloria Gaynor’s disco masterpiece “I Will Survive” was charting around the world, setting dance floors ablaze.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
Back in the 1960s, when female musicians were mostly confined to the roles of teacher, interpreter or muse, the Colombian composer Jacqueline Nova was charting new pathways in Latin America.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
“Joe didn’t throw a single stone during a game, but he threw almost as much as us because he was charting rocks at practice,” Shuster says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
I was charting out with Janice his April and May schedules of meetings and speaking engagements in the expansive war room of his Flushing headquarters.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
