cross-examine
verb (used with object)
to examine by questions intended to check a previous examination; examine closely or minutely.
were cross-examining
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past progressiveof cross-examine.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 he were cross-examining a key witness for example, he said, he might pick a more subdued ensemble so as not to draw too much attention away from the task at hand.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2020
For the most part, the prosecutors handled these witnesses like the hot potatoes they were, cross-examining them only briefly.
From Time Magazine Archive
He sounded as though he were cross-examining a reluctant witness.
From The Adventures of Sally by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
Well, when you were cross-examining the plaintiff you asked her about a certain china ornament you had given her, which seems to have been originally intended for another young lady.
From Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. by F. Anstey
I am positive you are, but what would you, as a lawyer, say to me if you were cross-examining me on the witness stand?
From The Day of the Dog by George Barr McCutcheon
