own
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive).
was owning
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past progressiveof own.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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Meanwhile, 27% said it was owning a home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Their prize of 2024 was owning it all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
With an injury-affected team, this was their new manager's first group game in Europe - Europa League, September 2021 - and he was owning it, until he wasn't.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
He no longer looked like he was having fun or was owning his opponents like he used to.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2024
Initially his wife was against building it, but Giebel pushed it because it was a wonderful symbol in a part of the country where subtlety was owning an eight-seater prop instead of a Lear.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
