exhibit
verb (used with object)
to offer or expose to view; present for inspection.
were exhibiting
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past progressiveof exhibit.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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In early January, we suggested investors prepare for the iShares ETF to advance to record highs because precious metals were exhibiting a rare trading phenomenon: price insensitivity.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
She has not specified how many inmates were involved, where in the prison they were or what signs they were exhibiting which caught a prison staff member’s attention.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
The ones who were exhibiting symptoms were isolated.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2020
On Friday, the Carnival-owned Holland America Zaandam reported that four people had died on the vessel and dozens more were exhibiting coronavirus symptoms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2020
General Joffre, General Castelnau—and, later, General Pétain, who at a moment's notice displaced General Herr—had to display genius where the Germans were exhibiting talent, and the result is to be seen at Verdun.
From History of the World War, Vol. 3 by Francis Andrew March
