was freelancing
- past progressive of freelance.
Example Sentences
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When I was freelancing, though, the stress of making ends meet meant I was saying “yes” to a lot of projects and working well over 60 hours a week.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
I started in college when I was freelancing at the Onion, and I’ve been doing that still to this day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
When I wrote the piece, which was over three summers, I was freelancing as a violinist and singer in New York, and also accompanying dance classes all over the city.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
I was freelancing for national publications; I was social.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2019
I was freelancing then, working at home, and just keeping up with the few book cover assignments I’d taken on was a major effort.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
