execute
verb (used with object)
to carry out; accomplish.
was executing
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past progressiveof execute.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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“I felt like I was executing the slider pretty well,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
“It was one of those days where I felt like I was executing well all day,” Blackburn said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
He said it’s unclear from the video whether Guetschow was executing that move.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Marshal Service on Wednesday announced in a statement that the agency was executing a warrant after obtaining information from Houston law enforcement that led them to Sharkey's location, where they found him dead.
From Fox News ● Oct. 7, 2021
His valve was executing several maneuvers that exceeded in originality and violence anything it had done before.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
