vary
verb (used with object)
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance.
was varying
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past progressiveof vary.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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Considering how expensive it was, varying in price from $70 to $90 over the years, that’s not totally surprising.
From The Verge ● Aug. 23, 2022
The Arkansas Parole Board said the system worked, and the reason for lowering Thomas' risk was varying accounts of Thomas' age when he was first arrested.
From US News ● Mar. 17, 2015
They were a pair, Reuben and Faith! though the colour of the one was varying, while Reuben's was steady.
From Say and Seal, Volume II by Susan Warner
As in the former, though success was varying, the British finally triumphed, and the chief towns in the lower part of the Burmese kingdom fell to them in succession.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Over and over he pressed her with the same illustration, on the point of ownership, though he thought he was varying it.
From Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington
