age
noun
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to.
were aging
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past progressiveof age.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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A large clinical trial suggests that taking a daily multivitamin could help slow biological aging in older adults, especially in people whose bodies were aging faster than expected at the start of the study.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Horse racing had a problem: Its fans were aging and it wasn’t attracting new ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
At the same time, lawmakers had capped the agency’s administrative funding just as tens of millions of Baby Boomers were aging into retirement, exploding Social Security’s rolls.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
When he arrived to build fortifications in Ukraine’s east in October, all his unit had were aging equipment from the 1960s and shovels, he said.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
Congress recognized that many children on applications were aging out, due to extremely long processing times for applications.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
