were doubling
- past progressive of double.
Example Sentences
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“They were doubling him on everything and I told him to be a playmaker,” JSerra coach Keith Wilkinson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
From 2008, when prices were doubling almost every day - one of the largest hyperinflations ever recorded - prices fell 7.7% in 2009, according to the International Monetary Fund.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023
Meanwhile, over at the Rutgers University's endowment, that's supposed to help defray the costs of university's operations, they were doubling down on relying on high-risk, high-fee hedge funds.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2023
New York’s schools announced last week that they were doubling participation in their regular surveillance testing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
Kids were doubling back to pick up the scattered, bright trail we were leaving behind us.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
