mind
noun
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc..
was minding
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past progressiveof mind.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 attack against Ms MaGee happened while she was "minding her own business and reading her phone", prosecutors said.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
The other day, I was minding my own business online, just trying to survive in a world of unrelenting horror, when suddenly I was served an ad.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2023
“In the Irizarry operation, nobody cared how much money they were laundering. Nobody cared that they weren’t making any cases. Nobody was minding the house. There were no controls.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Around that time, a young man named Freddie Gray was minding his business when he saw Baltimore Police and took off running, which the officers found suspicious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
I was minding my business one Sunday morning when our pastor introduced a new member of our church.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
