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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I asked a Maltese acquaintance who he was voting for.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
Benin was voting for a new president on Sunday, with Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni a shoo-in after overseeing a decade of economic growth in the west African country despite jihadist attacks in the north.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 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 two showed up with other firefighters at the council chambers when the council was voting on the issue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
“On the day the electorate, as expected in polls, was voting in unprecedented numbers against bombing North Vietnam or otherwise escalating the war, we were working to set such a policy in motion,” Ellsberg recalled.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
