meet
verb (used with object)
to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter.
was meeting
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past progressiveof meet.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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Warner CEO David Zaslav was meeting with Ellison to discuss the integration of the companies when word came that the judge had signed off, Ellison said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The source he was meeting turned out to be an FSB agent tasked with entrapping him.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Reed was meeting that day with three executives from a Hawaiian defense contractor, Navatek.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
This time, they loudly booed the French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, who was meeting privately with the mayor of Le Porge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
My mind kept returning to this man, this John Ball, whom Bear was meeting, wondering if he were part of my puzzle, and why Bear was hiding him from me.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
