cover
verb (used with object)
to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of.
was covering
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past progressiveof cover.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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But I was covering these cases as a foreign reporter, watching from an emotional remove.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A video stream from the helicopter, as it was covering the bus crash, appears to show the helicopter hovering just before it came crashing down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The fire was covering an area of about six square kilometres.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Gunjan Banerji’s first job in journalism was covering municipal bonds—and she loved it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
“I was covering the recent outbreak of fighting there.”
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
