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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Already, he warned, US allies were doubting American leadership.
From BBC ● May 7, 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
“More people feel themselves Ukrainian, even those who were doubting their Ukrainian and European identity.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
With Facebook aggressively copying its staple Stories feature, investors were doubting Snap’s growth prospects as a newly public stock, and the deal ultimately fell apart over price.
From The Verge ● Apr. 28, 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
