practice
noun
habitual or customary performance; operation.
was practicing
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past progressiveof practice.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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“My wife thinks I’m crazy, but I was practicing the clicks,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“She was practicing the art of journalism when she was interviewing them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
During the session, Leier was practicing a form of high-intensity breathing called holotropic breathwork, he said.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2025
"When I first met Riley he already knew he was going to lose the bottom half of his leg and he was practicing hopping up the stairs," Mr Day said.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2025
“The way Achren does it, she makes it into a big sticky rope. Oh, it’s all gone wrong. I tried to listen behind the door when she was practicing, but I’ve missed something important.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
