cheat
verb (used with object)
to defraud; swindle.
were cheating
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past progressiveof cheat.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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“We took on big corporations that were cheating their employees. We kept workers safe.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
And I admit that it felt weird, as if I were cheating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Timothy Mitchell, who is in his second year of studying computer security at Cardiff Metropolitan University, said he believed those who did not use artificial intelligence were "cheating themselves".
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
He estimates that, based on data beginning in March 2020, about 2 to 5 percent of all pairs playing online were cheating, a figure that translates to several hundred players in the league.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
“He acts stupid, maybe, but if he thought you and me were cheating on him .. .” Agnes shrugged.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
