seek
verb (used with object)
to go in search or quest of.
was seeking
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past progressiveof seek.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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The FAA was seeking to replace the circuit Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Over the weekend, Trump posted on social media a link to a news article that claimed he was seeking to fix “safety hazards” at the performance center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
But by August, a Russian job site was seeking Korean-language interpreters for Wildberries warehouses, suggesting that North Koreans would continue to be part of the company’s workforce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Tamaki, 66, was seeking his third term on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The whisper changed to an uncontrollable chattering of teeth as Ranofer halted beside the narrow panel of blackness he was seeking.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
