deal
noun
a business transaction.
were dealing
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past progressiveof deal.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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Although the characters were dealing with new challenges in Season 2, all of the actors felt more at ease, both with the unknown and with the structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The judge said police officers placed themselves in danger because they believed they were dealing with a genuine emergency.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“At least the people who were dealing with nuclear weapons security knew each other and knew how the other side thought, even though they didn’t necessarily see eye to eye.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Instead, they were dealing with the more basic matter of whether Gamble had been disorderly, breached the peace, and/or resisted arrest.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
No one in the setdement knew exacdy what had happened, but Lana had insisted from the start that care needed to be taken in case they were dealing with something contagious.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
