find
verb (used with object)
to come upon by chance; meet with.
was finding
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past progressiveof find.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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"What surprised us was finding out that too much mRNA -- something cells normally need every day -- can also damage mitochondria and interfere with the cell's ability to produce energy."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
A longer recording of the call published online, however, reveals that the operator Amacher spoke to repeatedly said she was finding no record of Talarico in their system.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
However, the real triumph wasn’t becoming recognizable around Venice — it was finding other queer surfers, something that felt elusive in Walsh’s youth in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Briefly, for a few laps, Russell and Max Verstappen threatened to break away in the lead while Antonelli was finding a way past Gasly, the two McLarens and Hamilton's Ferrari.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
By stealing and reading secret messages and by reading the decoded reports of agents and spy hunters, Washington was finding out what the British were going to do sometimes even before British troops knew.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
