compose
verb (used with object)
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements.
was composing
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past progressiveof compose.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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A piano prodigy who made her professional debut at the age of 9, Clara was composing by the time she was in her teens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The movie Jon Batiste agreed to make, by Emmy-winning documentary maker Matthew Heineman and produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, was supposed to be about the performance of a symphony he was composing.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
I was composing on set and just coming up with little tunes.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2023
He began playing piano at the age of 3 and was composing soon thereafter.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2021
Maybe there was a lecture coming, and he was composing it in his head.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
