gaze
verb (used without object)
to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.
was gazing
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past progressiveof gaze.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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He was gazing down at the protesters on Friday afternoon from one of the elevated skyways that link Minneapolis’ office towers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
She was gazing into space in the campsite common area, and said she had little idea how to fill her time.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
Another time in Mongolia, Ms. Lemay was gazing at the Gobi Desert’s night sky when she remembered that her three children who have the condition cannot see stars because of their night-vision loss.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
I was gazing over the American West, in all its stark and vast beauty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
He was gazing out over the water, perhaps at some seagulls in the far distance, and so it was not at all clear that he had been talking to me.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
