testify
verb (used without object)
to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
was testifying
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past progressiveof testify.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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Meta employees were asked to take them off at a trial where Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg was testifying earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Wexner, who was testifying before a House committee as part of its probe into the Epstein case, has denied any wrongdoing.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
“We’ve all said that he was testifying and we didn’t see a crime,” said Tillis.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
It’s a question that completely flummoxed Michael Glasheen, the FBI’s branch and operations director, last week when he was testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
Mr. Becker was captivated by John Dean’s wife, Maureen, who sat behind her husband when he was testifying and wore elegant clothes and pulled her blond hair back in a tight bun.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
