appear
verb (used without object)
to come into sight; become visible.
were appearing
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past progressiveof appear.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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Six of them were appearing in court on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Soon enough, Indigenous figures were appearing on Colonial American guns, pamphlets, and ships.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
Bob Vylan were appearing on one of Glastonbury's main stages, the West Holts Stage, on the afternoon of Saturday, 28 June.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
The messages sent to Nikki’s iPhone were appearing in green on Chloe’s phone, meaning that her iPhone was either off or out of service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
He spun around, the familiar, icy cold penetrating his insides, fog starting to obscure his vision; more were appearing out of the darkness on every side; they were encircling them....
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
