date
noun
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen.
were dating
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past progressiveof date.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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After numerous sightings of the couple out together and sharing kisses in 2023, they confirmed to the New York Times at the 2024 Met Gala that they were dating.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
They don’t recognize each other because, while Kenna and Scotty were dating, Scotty’s buddy since boyhood Ledger was off playing for the Denver Broncos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
He said all the right things to his eventual fiancée, infectious disease physician Jessica Barrett, while they were dating.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
Around the time they were dating, and when Brown was speaker of the California State Assembly, Brown appointed Harris to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the Medical Assistance Commission.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2024
I played a tape of old, romantic music from the years when they were dating, the kind that always gave the Doctorita a far-off, dreamy look in her eyes.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
