purse
noun
was pursing
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past progressiveof purse.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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Using her design skills — they met in New York City when she was attending Parsons School of Design and he was pursing comedy — Beame Martin led a rebuild of the studio-turned-gallery.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2025
By the time he was doing an on-field television interview with SportsNet LA, he was pursing his lips and holding back tears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Mr. Garbus would not say what she does for a living, though she was pursing an acting career at the time of the attack.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2018
At the time, he was a graduate of Morehouse College who was pursing a master’s degree at Georgetown University.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2017
He was starting yet another school, sitting across from yet another guidance counselor, who was pursing their lips as they read the boy’s transcripts.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
