photograph
noun
a picture produced by photography.
was photographing
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past progressiveof photograph.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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Smialowski, who was photographing Trump's return to Washington from a rally in North Carolina, said he was watching carefully as the president appeared to be sitting in a different seat than usual.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
It was not something that I even thought would be possible, because I was always on the road, and my true love was photographing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
While Luca Lorenz was photographing mute swans on an urban lake, a coypu photobombed his frame.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
Belarusian state TV aired footage of Interior Ministry drills in which police detained a purported offender who was photographing his ballot and others who created an artificial queue outside a polling station.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
In 1911, photography was still a new technology, but it was improving rapidly, and the Louvre was photographing its entire collection.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
