excite
verb (used with object)
to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of.
was exciting
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past progressiveof excite.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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“It was exciting and challenging to prove that it would work.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Phil Mulligan, chief executive of the Peak District National Park Authority, said the temporary rebranding was "exciting" and the money would help conservation, heritage and access works.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Wednesday’s post-policy-meeting press conference with Warsh, the central bank’s new chairman, was exciting, surprising, shorter than usual, and at times concerning, especially for investors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
“We always want to innovate and test. That’s something that was exciting to us to think about bringing our audience new content in different places.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
It was exciting even though all he’d seen so far was garbage, clothes, broken ship parts and more garbage.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
