were answering
- past progressive of answer.
Example Sentences
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The moments in our interview where he was least sure-footed were answering questions about how he'd manage relationships with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Or they were answering some non-crucial Instagram DM.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
So we were answering a lot of questions that honestly I don’t think we were ready for.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
But they said they were answering questions years earlier in a different context, without any notion that their words might resurface in a courtroom.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Often, phrases come in definite pairs, with the first phrase feeling very unfinished until it is completed by the second phrase, as if the second phrase were answering a question asked by the first phrase.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
