was correcting
- past progressive of correct.
Example Sentences
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He wasn’t answering my question; he was correcting it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mr. Biden said he was correcting an injustice in federal laws.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
At one point, he told the controller that he had entered the wrong waypoint into his system and was correcting it, the report states.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
Stone says that posts containing information on the “affordability and accessibility of prescription medication” is allowed and that the company was correcting instances of “incorrect enforcement.”
From The Verge ● Jun. 28, 2022
Aldus was correcting proofs and thought his visitor was one of those inquisitive people by whom he used to be pestered.
From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Huizinga, Johan
