store
noun
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
was storing
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past progressiveof store.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 building was storing millions of pounds of fresh and frozen food such as meat, bread and seafood that rotted after the blaze, prompting complaints, citations and lawsuits over foul odors and pests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Concerns about the organization first emerged in January 2023 when a community member reported that its chief executive, Tara Stamos, was storing Narcan under a tarp in 100-degree weather, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Wilkins says she was never notified that the self-storage company she was using hadn’t been able to process her credit card on file—which put her on track to lose everything she was storing there.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2025
Southgate said the decreasing number of English players in the Premier League was storing up problems for the future and "won't hit us necessarily in the next 18 months".
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2023
Lady Homwood was storing a fifth of her harvest.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
