were charming
- past progressive of charm.
Example Sentences
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The projections of period décor were charming, as was the slightly antiquated rhymed English text of the titles, but the undirected singers missed the energy of a fully realized performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“R.I.P. Alan Greenspan: You were charming, thoughtful, powerful, and wrong,” writes Robert Reich, who served as Bill Clinton’s Labor secretary while Greenspan led the Fed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
And within days they were charming the world in their first appearance before the media, smiling, joking, knocking footballs around.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2023
While everyone thought Pamela’s drawings in the magazine were charming, no one thought she was yet capable of illustrating a book.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022
The children were charming and well mannered; whatever minor quirks lingered from their unusual upbringing, the howling and drooling and so forth—these would soon fade.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
