construct
verb (used with object)
were constructing
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past progressiveof construct.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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From a script standpoint, this meant that we were constructing images, scenes and entire sequences with an emphasis on duration.
From Los Angeles Times β Dec. 17, 2024
If people don’t submit their applications in time, it can jeopardize the new lives they were constructing in their adopted cities.
From Seattle Times β Jul. 3, 2023
Ironically, scholars were constructing this Black canon just as literary studies was deconstructing the canon of Western literature as a whole: globalizing it, feminizing it, queering it, racially diversifying it.
From New York Times β Mar. 3, 2023
But that’s the same work you’d have to do if you were constructing the database from scratch.
From Slate β Mar. 7, 2022
Workers were constructing a strong shell around unit 1.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
