date
noun
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen.
was dating
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past progressiveof date.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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After being informed the sale had fallen through, Amanda picked up the phone to Joanne to tell her the man she was dating was not who he said he was.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
In 1970 I asked the woman I was dating to go to Nicaragua with me to work in a missionary hospital for three months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Miller joins the cast less than a month after it was revealed that her “Summer House” castmate and ex-boyfriend, West Wilson, was dating her friend on the show, Amanda Batula.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
When I was dating, they couldn’t believe I would show up to meet someone for the first time with that thing on my wrist.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
To Jesse’s parents, I was just some boy their son was dating.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
