dine
verb (used without object)
to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
was dining
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past progressiveof dine.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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Katie Miller, wife of Trump’s deputy chief of staff, was dining with the president in January, hours before special forces captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, and noticed Trump was in a ruminative mood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Fleischman recalled going to dinner with Reagan at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant in Beverly Hills, and the celebrity chef — upon hearing that the former president’s son was dining at his establishment — greeting them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
I chalked it up to yet another high-decibel brasserie that made me feel like I was dining in a hangar at SFO.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
Amelina, 37, was dining with a delegation of Colombian journalists and writers in the city's popular Ria Lounge when the missile hit.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2023
Suddenly the wine turned bitter in his mouth, and when he looked up from his cup he saw that he was dining with the dead.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
