outline
noun
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
was outlining
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past progressiveof outline.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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She churned out vlogs about anything that interested her, whether it was outlining her first fight, giving advice to high-school seniors or describing the time she got fired from Chipotle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
The unexpected content appeared as Rojas was outlining the reasons why Castillo should be investigated.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2022
But Ms Maclean's comments were defended by Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, who said what the minister was outlining "was a wider issue across the economy for people, not a particular area".
From BBC ● May 17, 2022
And Ford was outlining plans to ramp up its own testing through its startup, Argo AI.
From The Verge ● Jul. 24, 2019
She went back to the board, where she was outlining the third act of the play, and Pearl puzzled over this as she packed her books away.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
