tee
noun
the letter T or t.
was teeing
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past progressiveof tee.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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Instead, with his one-day retirement over, Stokes was teeing off on the New Zealand bowling attack, smashing 182 to break the record for the highest score by an England batter in an ODI.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023
“Like when I was teeing up some balls, I definitely felt a little lightheaded. But kept myself in it.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
Talking about his stellar play Saturday at Erin Hills, the Cedar Rapids native cracked: “My motivation was the Cedar Rapids Gazette, because they came up here when I was teeing it up on Saturday.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2017
Scott recalled being surprised when, early in their round, Dustin, who was teeing off in midafternoon, rode up in a cart and said, “What’s up, Pops?”
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2017
A golden afternoon on the golf course, the fairways lush and green, and he was teeing it up on the first hole.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
