profile
noun
the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
was profiling
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past progressiveof profile.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 first encountered a Pilates machine almost 25 years ago at the home of the iconic hairdresser Vidal Sassoon, whom I was profiling for The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2024
Representatives from other law enforcement agencies would be on hand if the series was profiling a case from their jurisdiction.
From Salon ● May 8, 2021
Jeannine Mjoseth’s first journalism job was profiling residents for an in-house newspaper at a 16,000-person retirement home in Florida.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2021
Bazelon: I was looking back at my interview notes from talking to Warren when I was profiling her last spring.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2020
Dad’s journalist’s salary paid for houses in the same neighborhoods as those he was profiling.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2016
