scan
verb (used with object)
to glance at or over or read hastily.
was scanning
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past progressiveof scan.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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In the two weeks it was scanning, Claude discovered more than 100 bugs in total, 14 of which were considered “high severity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Kelsey Mann was scanning some old photos when he came to a series of pictures from his childhood birthdays and was struck by what he saw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
When I spoke to him near the end of the luncheon, he was scanning the room for Miranda, note in hand.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
Mark Beckett, of Shropshire scanning specialists Europac 3D said the scanner would create a 3D image of whatever it was scanning.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2022
Because everyone in that room had not one mind but two, and all the while their conscious mind was blocked, their unconscious was scanning the room, sifting through possibilities, processing every conceivable clue.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
