participate
verb (used without object)
to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed byin ).
was participating
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past progressiveof participate.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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I was participating in an idea that generations of Americans had fought to preserve.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
In fact, the vice president was participating in a long American tradition of postwar leaders telling Europe to get its act together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Iamaleava was participating in the early portion of practice Tuesday, the last session observed by reporters this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
Penge did not bet on himself or tournaments he was participating in and it led to an independent disciplinary panel to find the integrity of the events which he bet on "had not been compromised".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
At last, the world, the national, and the local pictures had been fused into one overwhelming drama of moral struggle in which everybody in the hall was participating.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
