stand
verb (used without object)
(of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
was standing
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past progressiveof stand.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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James Cartlidge, the MP for South Suffolk, was standing with the volunteers when the police delivered the news of his death.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Less than a year later, Pride was standing at second base in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, doffing his batting helmet to a long-standing ovation he couldn’t hear after doubling in his second big-league at-bat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
He was so invisible, his name was never called and the TV cameras never focused on him until he was standing on the sidelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"When I looked back, the school was standing there like the finest of buildings, and in five minutes, everything collapsed," Dawadi recalled.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Rachel was standing, staring right at me with an expectant smile on her face.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
