sign
noun
an indication or piece of evidence.
was signing
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past progressiveof sign.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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He was signing autographs and handing out football cards showing him, as Flash Gordon, wearing legendary quarterback Johnny Unitas’ old number 19.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Meanwhile in England, a teenage Ronaldo was signing for Manchester United from Sporting.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Dominion was providing power to data centers well before the current AI boom, and was signing the data center deals at inexpensive rates by current standards.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Recall that after the Rams lost in the NFC championship last January, team president Kevin Demoff’s first order of business was signing Snead and McVay to extensions that had been on the table all season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
When Paul Galluzzo told me he was signing up to become a cop, he and I were practicing three-pointers in the Galluzzo driveway.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
