stuff
noun
the material of which anything is made.
was stuffing
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past progressiveof stuff.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 fight began late in the evening, just as Alabama was stuffing Oklahoma into a locker in the College Football Playoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
Another side dish which saw a slight dip in price was stuffing mix - dropping 1.32% to 50p for 170g.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
“For many years, I feel like I was stuffing around in the dark, being led by and being indoctrinated by people who would say these things about me,” she remembers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
Just as Ms. Vang was leaving the store that day, a store manager was stuffing garbage bags with gallon bottles of milk.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
I was stuffing the cups into their spring-loaded dispenser when Trent Bolger’s hyena laugh rang through the open doorway.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
