check
verb (used with object)
to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly.
were checking
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past progressiveof check.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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"Me and Jack were checking the score on the way up on the phone and to see the boys win the way they did was fantastic."
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
They were checking on their fleets of AI assistants to make sure they were still laboring away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
In the early afternoon, the staging area — where engines were checking in — was overrun by fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2025
Or it could be good, reinvigorating people who were checking out.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2025
They were checking shop numbers as they walked.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
