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
When he looked at the guard again the Arab was varying the monotony by walking his horse to and fro, but he had not moved further into the desert.
From The Shadow of the East by E. M. (Edith Maude) Hull
Both he and Suzanne were naturally depressed at moments, at other moments preternaturally gay, for he was varying between joy and fear, and she was buoying him up.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
His colour was varying, and he was looking at her with all the power and keenness which she believed no other eyes than his possessed.
From Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh
