coin
noun
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
were coining
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past progressiveof coin.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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Both seasoned lexicographers, they realized that Americans were coining new words, using old ones in new ways and preserving usages the British had dropped.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2019
In any case, their meaning mattered little as long as the letter arrived, telling her aunt that Papá had been killed at sea and her niece and nephew were coining to Indio to find her.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
Little tiny hairs were coining out of his face.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Most of the dreams of his younger days were coining true.
From The Fortunes of Oliver Horn by Francis Hopkinson Smith
People said that the Parkers were coining money, and Rose had absolutely everything she wanted.
From Martie, the Unconquered by Kathleen Thompson Norris
