debut
noun
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
was debuting
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past progressiveof debut.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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UFC was debuting with a new broadcaster and it was a marker of Pimblett's star quality that he was chosen, alongside Gaethje, as the headline act.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
Separately, Nvidia said Monday that it was debuting its Nemotron 3 family of open artificial-intelligence models.
From Barron's ● Dec. 15, 2025
“The same way she was debuting or coming out as a young lady, I was formally coming out as a gay man,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Mr. Momoa said China’s fondness for the first “Aquaman” was why the sequel was debuting in China two days before the U.S. release.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
He was debuting his graphic novel, The Armagondas—one of the country’s first—after two decades of developing the epic fantasy series’ universe, a dystopian world of hellfire and dragons.
From Slate ● May 1, 2015
