game
noun
an amusement or pastime.
was gaming
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past progressiveof game.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 whistleblower in this earlier case, a former sales representative for the company, also alleged that the subsidiary was gaming Medicare's payment system.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2023
The turning point for him, he said, was gaming as it " helped me escape reality".
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2022
"I, as a result of reviewing the contents of that particular jail call, I came to the conclusion that this person was gaming the system."
From Fox News ● Feb. 22, 2022
It was an open secret that Navarro was gaming the system, his fellow trainers said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2020
“I think you have slipped in any number of ways since last year. I understand for example that there was gaming in my dormitory this summer while you were living there.”
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
