exclude
verb (used with object)
to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.
was excluding
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past progressiveof exclude.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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Microsoft said that it was excluding some divisions from its buyout program, and that participation would depend on its business priorities and workforce needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Mr Conway said this "absolute total reliance on everything being done online" was excluding people.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023
“Minimalism was excluding things, but my work was compression,” he told me one day.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018
District Judge Percy Anderson was excluding the public for “sensitive questions” asked of prospective jurors, including whether they had family members who have had run-ins with the police.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2016
The moment His Excellency came on board, and understood that I was excluding passengers, I received His Excellency's orders to take on board every passenger that wished to embark.
From Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding
