differ
verb (used without object)
to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed byfrom ).
was differing
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past progressiveof differ.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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The little girl was differing with her teacher one day about the facts of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, known more infamously, and oddly, by the name of its loser, Lt.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2019
One problem, said Zarif, was differing voices among the other side at the table — the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany — making it difficult for them “to reach a coordination.”
From Time ● Apr. 2, 2015
One problem, said Zarif, was differing voices among the other side at the table - the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany - making it difficult for them “to reach a coordination.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 2, 2015
In that respect, Major admitted he was differing from Thatcher.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Steele was differing from me about a good, old, honest English sport."
From Half A Chance by Frederic Stewart Isham
