deliberate
adjective
carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional.
were deliberating
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past progressiveof deliberate.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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Kaleel disappeared while jurors were deliberating at the Airport Courthouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
It turned out the delay was because hospital officials were deliberating over the legalities, Timko said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
Another part of Red Bull's submission deals with Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff's visit to the stewards at Silverstone while they were deliberating over how to deal with the incident.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2021
“The problem with Covid is, the information is coming in now, and it’s different than it was even two months ago when we were deliberating about vaccine allocations.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2021
While they were deliberating whether to do so, the mob became so peremptory, so noisy, that the king dared no longer hesitate.
From The Peasant and the Prince by Joseph Martin Kronheim
