were distinguishing
- past progressive of distinguish.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Japanese American soldiers, some of whose families were interned, were distinguishing themselves in the war’s European theater — even though for a period after Pearl Harbor the Army took away their rifles.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
But even then, Duran Duran were distinguishing themselves from their peers.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2021
At every level, dancers were distinguishing themselves, not just as individuals but as colleagues.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2015
Purity of life and spiritual insight, we are told, were distinguishing traits in the character of this oriental sin-atoning Savior, and that "he was often moved with compassion for the downtrodden and the suffering."
From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Graves, Kersey
The West was not conservative: buoyant self-confidence and self-assertion were distinguishing traits in its composition.
From The Frontier in American History by Turner, Frederick Jackson
