call
verb (used with object)
to cry out in a loud voice; shout.
were calling
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past progressiveof call.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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During a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, said she and Sen. Bernie Moreno, an Ohio Republican, were calling on Congress to “scrap the cap” on payroll taxes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
"They were calling me and telling me to stay quiet, to listen for the knocking and tell them" where I heard it, Gil recounted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Anurag Ojha, who witnessed the fire, told BBC Hindi that people trapped inside were calling for help from the windows.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
I couldn’t read another page without knowing, and those unread pages were calling to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Some were calling the names of dogs and looking under the building.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
