differ
verb (used without object)
to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed byfrom ).
were differing
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past progressiveof differ.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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But there were differing reports about whether government forces were still fighting to take back seized parts of the city on Tuesday.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
There were differing versions of how the attack was undertaken, with reports of both a cyberattack and an explosion that destroyed the power transmission to the facility where Iran enriches uranium.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2021
His goals were differing works of football art.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2013
But it also indicated that there were differing visions of what any peace might entail.
From Reuters ● Jan. 28, 2013
John Irons and Solomon Binkus were differing examples of the new man.
From In the Days of Poor Richard by Irving Bacheller
