were chiming
- past progressive of chime.
Example Sentences
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By this point, many people were chiming in.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
“People were chiming in,” as he ran, the official said, aiding the manhunt.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2015
The reviews were written in a way to make it appear as though they were coming from three separate people who were chiming in with their comments.
From Forbes ● Dec. 10, 2013
From the slender wrists of these girls, tiny silver charms were chiming together.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
But it was not by much, for I rode in here as the bells were chiming eleven.
From Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
