were eying

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of eye.
  eye

  noun

  the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.

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were eying

Lucas returned to practice Nov. 15 with coach Pete Carroll saying they were eying the Dallas game for his return.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

While he lingered onstage, soaking up adulation and taking pictures with fans, little did he know that two young women in the back of the room were eying him closely.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

Fire officials were eying Saturday’s conditions nervously, as a smoke inversion that had put a cap on the fire earlier in the week had cleared out, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2021

Obesity researchers then were eying sugary drinks with great suspicion.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2015

"Goodness!" she said, addressing the half-dozen animated stakes that were eying her from a proper distance, "you've done it!"

From The Biography of a Prairie Girl by Eleanor Gates

Related Words

• check out
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