was eying

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of eye.
  eye

  noun

  the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.

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was eying

He told AFP that VW was eying other Asian countries and South America as places that might be receptive to its China-developed offerings.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

Rafa Benítez was eying his first big win since returning to coaching in Spain with his team ahead 2-0 before Lewandowski struck in the 81st minute.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2023

Days before Theresa May was due to move in in 2016, the Sun reportedshe was eying up the No 11 flat that had been renovated by the Camerons..

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2022

Walmart falling 1.0%, was eying a 20% weekly drop.

From Reuters ● May 20, 2022

Mother was eying the boat, the canned goods, and perhaps the whole of our future.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Related Words

• check out
• contemplate
• inspect
• look at
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