book
noun
a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
were booking
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past progressiveof book.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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It said that customers would clearly see the actual price of a cabin bag when they were booking a flight.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Bloomberg reported Monday that traders were booking cargo slots on airplanes to fly physical silver to London and exploit the disparity.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2025
“I made a mistake. When we were booking shows, I wasn’t looking into it,” Healy told the crowd Friday at the Good Vibes Festival hosted in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Winter bookings were stable TUI said, although it added that customers were booking close to departure dates.
From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2022
Mr. Producer explained that they were booking managers, and then Mr. Author sensed the psychological reason for the unconscious drawing together of the different clans.
From Writing for Vaudeville by Page, Brett
