vote
noun
a formal expression of opinion or choice made by an individual or body of individuals, especially in an election.
was voting
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past progressiveof vote.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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In America, I once told my father—during Bill Clinton’s 1996 reelection, in which I knew he was voting for Bob Dole—that I was heading to the library to cancel his vote.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
“I like how Ms. Takaichi is proactive, acts quickly, and sticks to her words,” said Naoya Nakanishi, who was voting Sunday as snow fell near the Tokyo Dome baseball stadium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
The Tuesday dip also came as Norway’s sovereign-wealth fund disclosed that it was voting against Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package—the key item up for vote by shareholders this year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
While Dan told reporters he was voting for "collaboration with our European partners and not for an isolation of Romania".
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
Surely, Anthony reasoned, one of those privileges was voting.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
