were chronicling
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past progressiveof chronicle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
chroniclenouna chronological record of events; a history.
Example Sentences
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While Fiene was making his trip, Michael Gallagher, Harry Sternberg, Riva Helfond and other artists were chronicling the coal industry in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Jones said,
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2017
Plotz: I think The Slate 60, where we were chronicling the big philanthropic donations, that was an early pioneering list function that we were doing, and data analysis and collection.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2016
And fan blogs like Daily Alexa Chung, alexachungworld.com and iwanttobealexachung.tumblr.com, as well as fashion blogs like Refinery 29 and Fashionista, were chronicling her every move.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2010
A company spokeswoman said permits were not required if producers were chronicling the lives of children who were not getting paid.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2010
They had swept over the Chemin des Dames and the papers from day to day were chronicling wonderful successes.
From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Francis Andrew March