exemplify
verb (used with object)
to show or illustrate by example.
were exemplifying
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past progressiveof exemplify.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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They little dreamed that they were exemplifying the doctrines of a French philosopher or refuting those of a Greek thinker.
From The French in the Heart of America by John Finley
The Pilgrim Fathers were there also; and they, too, were exemplifying a law of nature, that is to say, a law of male nature in every clime and every age.
From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin
