house
noun
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
was housing
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past progressiveof house.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 civil defence agency said the building was housing more than 100 displaced people and had sustained damage from previous Israeli strikes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The run-up in interest rates in recent years has complicated efforts to fund affordable housing projects, said Shaun Donovan, who was housing and urban development secretary during the Obama administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Last year the No. 1 reason people surrendered dogs to the Animal Care Centers of NYC was housing insecurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Neighbours also said the building was housing displaced people who had fled from other areas, she added.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024
She was housing a mad sister who cursed the mornings for her children, the one in Vietnam too.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
