were committing
- past progressive of commit.
Example Sentences
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Were individuals in states where marijuana is legal on notice that they were committing a crime by owning a gun?
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2026
As the appeals trial opened last week, Le Pen said her party had "no sense" they were committing any offence, and sought to shift the blame on the European Parliament.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
Brian Kramer, the state attorney for the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida, defended his office's prosecutions to ProPublica, saying he believed the 10 men knew they were committing fraud.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2022
Her defence lawyer said it was unknown in Irish law for a person to be convicted of an offence without being aware they were committing an offence.
From BBC ● May 30, 2022
“Top left-hand drawer and shoe-box in the wardrobe,” said Mrs. Corry thoughtfully, as though she were committing the words to memory.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
