announce
verb (used with object)
to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of.
were announcing
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past progressiveof announce.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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In the blink of an eye, farmers markets were announcing their last weekends.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
In a statement, Sullivan's family said they were announcing with "deep sadness" that the actor "passed away peacefully following a short illness".
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
Other jurisdictions in the region were announcing they were closing individual campuses due to increasing covid cases, but Goldson’s decision, he said, prevented a surge of infections in county schools.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2023
“She says you want to join the Army,” the sergeant said, as if he were announcing the winning Powerball numbers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
They were announcing departures for a world that now and forever meant nothing to me.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
