choose
verb (used with object)
to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference.
were choosing
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past progressiveof choose.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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If you were choosing a personal-financial planner, you’d want someone with decades’ worth of judgment and intuition—a pro with a steady demeanor that comes from having seen it all before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
She said many residents were choosing to sleep in their cars for privacy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Twin Cities’ hospitality and tourism firms reported that even “legal, foreign-born workers were choosing not to work due to safety concerns.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
In a statement, he said they were choosing to focus on the Olympics instead and promised everyone would “party together bigger and better later in 2026.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
They were choosing sides now in the schoolyard and Ian’s name was being called—among the first as always.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
