were beating
- past progressive of beat.
Example Sentences
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Americans’ wages grew faster than inflation in June after two months when prices — especially at the gas pump — were beating the growth in their paychecks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
But while they were dropping points, Ukraine were beating Azerbaijan 2-1 in the Polish city of Krakow -- Oleksiy Hutsuliak and Ruslan Malinovskiy scored for Ukraine either side of a Vitaliy Mykolenko own goal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
The Baltimore Ravens were beating the Buffalo Bills by a score of 20 to 13.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
One moment the Chicago Cubs were beating the Dodgers 16-0, then less than 24 hours later they were winning with a quarter of those runs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
So all the way home my steps were beating the rhythm to those words.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
