broadcast
verb (used with object)
to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
were broadcasting
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past progressiveof broadcast.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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The two men, who were broadcasting live videos from the French coast, were arrested near the northern town of Calais on Sunday evening, said Francois-Xavier Lauch, prefect of Pas-de-Calais.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Satellite vans lined the streets, and news crews from New York, Washington, Paris and Tokyo were broadcasting.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2020
She says that instead of a single TV show, she presents as if she were broadcasting an entire channel.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2020
In 2017, the Federal Communications Commission ditched a rule requiring radio stations to maintain a studio near where they were broadcasting.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2020
The television networks were broadcasting highlights from the wedding.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
