dine
verb (used without object)
to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
were dining
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past progressiveof dine.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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And no fossil has yet been found with stomach contents that would offer direct evidence of what they were dining on.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Hanks recalled a story from the making of “I Like Me” where he and some colleagues were dining at a restaurant where the hostess asked them what they were working on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
By 1966, The New York Times reported that New Yorkers were dining on "raw fish dishes, sushi and sashimi, with a gusto once reserved for corn flakes."
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2024
And 59% said they were dining at home more often.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
The menu included mussels, crayfish, and abalone, which made us laugh; we were dining on such delicacies every day.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
