was studying
- past progressive of study.
Example Sentences
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Bordenave-Jenkins, who was studying to be a neonatal nurse at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, died at the scene, prosecutors say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
At that point he was studying remotely having left Harvard after three semesters to join the Philadelphia Union.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
We pitched it to Rachel, and she goes, ‘You’re not gonna believe this, but ‘Fame Is a Gun’ was No. 1 on my playlist when I was studying to play Eva Peron.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The breakthrough came in early 2025 when one of Richard's children, who was studying at Otago, visited the Department hoping to locate photographs of his father.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
He was studying Luke as intently as Luke had been studying him.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
