decide
verb (used with object)
to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side.
were deciding
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past progressiveof decide.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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Around the time organizers were deciding whether to hold the event this year, Saudi civil-defense authorities were broadcasting a warning of a possible threat to Riyadh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Mohammed, a local taxi driver and Ceuta resident, said he believed that many of the migrants were deciding to return to Morocco because they expected better conditions in the enclave.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
To narrow down what seemed like countless possibilities when we were deciding, here are the steps we went through to go from clueless to confident.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 29, 2025
Residents of Los Angeles also were deciding on several amendments to the City Charter, the document that spells out government operations at City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
“Sister Benedicta,” he persisted, “when they were deciding whether to put the baby here, was it the ex-lord chancellor who decided? Lord Nugent?”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
