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
Associated Press journalists were documenting the siege of Mariupol, Ukraine, when they learned their names were on a Russian list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
Both sides were documenting the confrontation either with video cameras or cellphones, Saligan said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Last year, two journalists, one Dutch and one from Benin, were arrested in Benin while they were documenting security threats in the country’s north.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
Topher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray travelled to Iran in July as part of a world tour they were documenting for their social media page, Expedition Earth.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2022
