doubt
verb (used with object)
to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
were doubting
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past progressiveof doubt.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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He came into Formula One and many people were doubting him but he has developed himself.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
“All year long I heard no one believed in our system. Teams were doubting us,” Fahey said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
“We were doubting whatever he was saying,” Mr. Snyder said of Mr. Allen.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
“More people feel themselves Ukrainian, even those who were doubting their Ukrainian and European identity.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
If she knew them at all by now, she knew that they, too, were doubting the trade of life, of lives, for books.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
