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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The challenge was finding a mathematical description that could reproduce what the simulations revealed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Most crucial to the story, however, was finding a way to portray Bourdain’s struggles between the dark and light sides of the restaurant business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The problem was finding a flight deputy to operate the camera systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The thing that helped most was finding my own secret garden, a nearby bird sanctuary that crags out over Lake Michigan.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
She was finding it difficult to wait for dinner.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
