was warming
- past progressive of warm.
Example Sentences
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USC had made clear that it wanted to play the game earlier in the season, but was warming up to the idea of continuing the series as is through 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
“When I was in the on-deck circle and he was warming up I felt like he kept looking over at me and staring at me, so I just had that feeling,” Siri said.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
Or maybe he was warming up for this movie, which runs 2 hours and 36 minutes, though never feels like a slog, even with its frustratingly unmodulated pacing.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
"We have some evidence from the past that a lot of sediment was released into the ocean when there was warming," Del Vecchio said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
The stove was warming, with orange light showing around the lids and the soft thunder of drafty flame leaping past the open damper.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
