host
noun
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere.
was hosting
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past progressiveof host.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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Photographs showed protesters in the east coast city of Valencia clashing with police officers on Saturday near arts centre Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, which was hosting a real estate summit.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The governor signed the package of bills at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, where a year earlier federal agents gathered outside a political rally he was hosting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Glassock, who was hosting, let it play out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
I offered that they were certainly of a different nature from the rallies he was hosting.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Now back in Washington to cover the antiwar rally, Marx decided to invite Ellsberg to a dinner party her sister was hosting.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
