express
verb (used with object)
to put (thought) into words; utter or state.
was expressing
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past progressiveof express.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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He was expressing anger at his own representatives being refused when he collapsed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Being a volunteer firefighter was a great way to do that because it was expressing civic virtue,” Mr. Winkle says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He said he "personally did not agree with it" and that he was "expressing the concerns of his constituents".
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
It was expressing that and gave me an opportunity to learn more about that and read more into it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
For myself, I found that I was expressing my tendency to lavish expenditure, and to patronise Herbert, and to boast of my great prospects, before I quite knew that I had opened my lips.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
