brief
adjective
lasting or taking a short time; of short duration.
were briefing
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past progressiveof brief.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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Among Wojnar’s responsibilities at the time were briefing the management committee on various company projects and preparing investor presentations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
And you could see, both in the other officials who were briefing and in Rubio’s comments on the Sunday shows, an effort to try to walk this back and frame it a bit more narrowly.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2026
Responding to the suggestion people within Welsh Labour were briefing against one another, she said she "hated" that kind of politics.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
The senior aides were briefing Biden on India’s climate targets and other matters ahead of a visit to Washington by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021
We were briefing our jockey—a scrawny youth with a pair of oversized ears—on the use of Pat's lightening rod.
From Lighter Than You Think by Nelson Slade Bond
