mark
noun
a visible impression or trace on something, such as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise.
was marking
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past progressiveof mark.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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“I was marking these different items up by like 50%,” says Arora, now 17.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
England centre-back Steve Howey, who had been tasked by Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan with providing a scout report on the Colombia forward he was marking, one Faustino Asprilla, assumed the game must have stopped.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
“She probably wasn’t even really singing it ... she just kind of was marking it,” McCarthy added.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2023
When Benedict announced on Feb. 11, 2013, that he would become the first pope in six centuries to resign, Mueller was marking the 35th anniversary of his priestly ordination.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
He was marking the boundary between the American and English sections of the compound.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
