was sampling
- past progressive of sample.
Example Sentences
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"Local is better when the quality is good," said Geneva Guerin, 45, a documentary film maker who was sampling Coates & Seely Brut Reserve at an event in central London.
From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023
Another time, a snowplow spewing fumes showed up while Mr. Colton was sampling.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
Two years later she was sampling fish there and found one of the bugs, a caddisfly, in a fish’s gut.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2022
The consumer would tell me while I was sampling in grocery stores, no GMOs.
From The Verge ● Dec. 22, 2020
By this time the lady had taken something from the box and was sampling it.
From The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor by Stratemeyer, Edward