enjoy
verb (used with object)
to experience with joy; take pleasure in.
were enjoying
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past progressiveof enjoy.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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Before the move, he and his wife were enjoying the weather and the access to national parks in Las Vegas, where they both had remote jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Bastian led me up Bunker Hill to California Plaza, where office workers were enjoying the sunshine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
Snooker clubs were enjoying a boom, but they often remained places of ill repute, and Virgo recognised there was historical justification for that.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
The fourth quarter of 2025 was shaping up to be a good one for airlines, which were enjoying momentum in air-travel bookings ahead of the holiday season.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026
As they drove toward Biddle Island Marine Corps Training Depot, Ben downed the hot, acrid coffee as though he were enjoying it.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
