be
verb (used without object)
to exist or live.
were being
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past progressiveof be.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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Demonstrators told AFP they were angry because they were being denied their right to protest peacefully.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
At the time, it was unclear whose belongings were being transported.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Last year, under 10% of the robots were being fixed at any given time, said a Symbotic spokesman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A video published by The Sun newspaper in July of that year alleged tests were being dumped in a side room.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The lock shuddered and the cylinder popped out, hovering in the air, and then the springs and pins came out of the cylinder like they were being pulled apart by invisible hands.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
