mention
verb (used with object)
to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of.
was mentioning
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past progressiveof mention.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 other day someone was mentioning that we have a peculiar way of referencing history in a way that’s not linear,” Deanna says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"It was mentioning 9/11 in the context of the team meeting - the goal of the meeting was about the importance of communication and being on the same page as a team," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
While Donato was mentioning Quinn postgame Thursday, a tight-knit amateur hockey community in the southern part of Massachusetts — near the Rhode Island state line — was reeling.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
I was mentioning to someone in my office about the president appointing a Supreme Court nominee.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
Her ankle ached, but there was no way she was mentioning it with everything else going on.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
