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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And in March, the Securities and Exchange Commission questioned Egan-Jones’s capacity to “consistently produce credit ratings with integrity” on asset-backed securities, a type of debt instrument it was seeking permission to rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Analysis showed that the modified tobacco plants had assembled the pathway the team was seeking.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Portuguese government announced last September that it was seeking a major international airline to buy most of the 49.9 percent stake that it plans to sell.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The company says it was seeking a safer alternative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Then for the last time the Council met; for now we learned that he was seeking ever more eagerly for the One.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
