option
noun
the power or right of choosing.
was optioning
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past progressiveof option.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 most notable move was optioning catcher David Freitas to Class AAA Tacoma, winnowing down the competitors for the back-up spot.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2018
But unlike the others, he put his money where his mouth was, optioning the rights to the play himself after seeing David Schofield star in it with the British fringe theater company Foco Novo.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2012
The Mariners’ corresponding roster move to activating Lee from the DL was optioning reliever Shawn Kelly to Triple-A Tacoma.
From Newsweek ● May 1, 2010
