depict
verb (used with object)
was depicting
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past progressiveof depict.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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In “Remake,” McElwee laments the hope that making “Photographic Memory” gave him, an aspiration that he was depicting his son on the cusp of finding his way through the dark.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
But Hockney's joyful work always "comes with a bite", he adds, whether the artist was depicting gay love at a time when homosexuality was still illegal, or exploring "how we've lost our connection with nature".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Google has temporarily suspended its Gemini chatbot’s ability to generate images of people following outrage over how it was depicting race and ethnicity, such as by putting people of color in Nazi-era military uniforms.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Luhrmann, an outsider to the world he was depicting, was “an amazing listener,” Flash said via telephone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2016
These first stories of his were cold and they were contemptuous;—at least they made the reader feel that the author heartily despised the pitiable and pitiful creatures he was depicting.
From Inquiries and Opinions by Brander Matthews
