document
noun
a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
were documenting
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past progressiveof document.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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At first, the team believed they were documenting wasp nests.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
But there is some ambiguity: The film is structured as if it were documenting the St. Ann’s happening, including time stamps, but some of the performance footage actually is from Los Angeles.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The Lewis and Clark mythology is taken from their journals because they were in charge, they were documenting, they were the editors of that experience.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023
It was these conflicts that Mr Phillips and Mr Pereira were documenting.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2022
Biggs became attuned to the culture they were documenting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2020
