switch
noun
a turning, shifting, or changing.
was switching
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past progressiveof switch.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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Attorney Karen Murtagh was switching lanes in rush-hour traffic when I called her for an interview.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
Back then, people wondered how long we’d continue to need paper, given how quickly the world was switching over to digital platforms.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
Just four months before the central African nation goes to the polls, Tchiroma said the Biya administration he belonged to had "broken" public trust and he was switching to a rival party.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
Nacua announced this week that he was switching to 12 to honor his family and return to the number he wore growing up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
And now, as well as leading the flight formation and dealing with the pain in her wounded leg, she was switching off the Pe-2’s burning engine.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
