purchase
verb (used with object)
to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
was purchasing
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past progressiveof purchase.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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Thrive Enternal’s first entry into sports was purchasing a noncontrolling stake in the San Francisco Giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Celebrity Katy Perry also posted a screenshot suggesting she was purchasing an annual subscription to Claude’s Pro offering.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 1, 2026
It was purchasing nearly 2 million b/d of Russian crude in recent months.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
She couldn’t have known that she was purchasing two Van Goghs for the price of one.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022
The doll was sold two weeks later to a grandmother who was purchasing her for a grandchild.
From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
