wear
verb (used with object)
to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like.
was wearing
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past progressiveof wear.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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When he returned home, shortly after 04:00 BST, the flip flops he was wearing were missing, he no longer had his headphones and a belt on his shorts was hanging loose.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A sandal visible in one clip matched the sandals Baby was wearing when she was arrested around noon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Natalie Nguyen, a former Aritzia style adviser, said young girls would come into the store where she worked in Tysons, Va., and ask her what she was wearing and how they could get the look.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
After conducting a search, he said they found five passengers were ejected from the vehicle, and one was wearing a seatbelt but took it off and exited the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
I could never remember that I was wearing long skirts now, and Betsie spent many evenings mending the rips I put in them when I moved too fast.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
