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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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
The company’s actions were first reported by ABC7’s San Francisco Bay Area news station, KGO, which said a mysterious company was purchasing large amounts of land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
That’s when I realized I was so obsessed with getting a deal that I was purchasing multiples of certain products I didn’t need, tying up cash that could be put to better use invested.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
A jelly-bellied officer with thick spectacles was purchasing a tall stack of books from the man behind the counter.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
