cheat
verb (used with object)
to defraud; swindle.
was cheating
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past progressiveof cheat.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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For the past year, Naroditsky had been tormented by his childhood hero, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, who insisted that Naroditsky was cheating while he played online.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2025
"I'd probably have to bleep a few of them out. I just told him he was cheating and he knew he was cheating."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
It involved a woman named Eleanor confronting another woman her boyfriend Ralf Panitz was cheating with: his ex-wife Nancy Campbell-Panitz.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
The collector testified that he trusted Bouvier “like family,” even inviting him to small birthday parties — before coming to believe that the art dealer was cheating him.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
“To get back to what I was saying,” he continued, “I realized that she was cheating on me.”
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
