write
verb (used with object)
to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe.
was writing
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past progressiveof write.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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One of his offenses was writing an op-ed in these pages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Tice had pushed into areas most journalists deemed too dangerous and was writing front-page stories for the Washington Post.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I was selling life insurance and annuities in New York, and I was writing funny emails to friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
She was writing songs in support of gay family members back in 1991, the first mainstream country artist to do so.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
He didn’t seem like he was writing from prison.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
