double date
noun
a date on which two couples go together.
were double-dating
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past progressiveof double-date.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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By the 1950s, the two men were double-dating with Dick and Pat Nixon, whom Hoover had met while pursuing the case against Alger Hiss.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2011
