duel
noun
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
were dueling
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past progressiveof duel.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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Setting the stage for the event were dueling announcements last week from Amazon and Google about the reach of their respective A.I.s.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2019
Mermaids swam in his backward pool, and projections indicated that there were dueling pirates behind impossible-to-reach rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
But there were dueling factions over whether to attend Saturday’s game, said freshman student Joseph Weil, who decided to show up.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2018
While Radwanska and Cibulkova were dueling on Court 3, No. 5 seed Simona Halep and No. 9 Madison Keys were locked in a battle on Court 1.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2016
It was as if she were dueling against her own fury and disappointment and frustration and loneliness.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
