fast
adjective
were fasting
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past progressiveof fast.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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Jurors were also told that notes were found in the flat in Ms Abubakar's handwriting which detailed a number of occasions when she and Taiwo were fasting to seek help from God during the pandemic.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2023
Armed troops walked the neighborhood, occasionally popping into stores to greet people who were fasting as part of the month-long observation of Ramadan.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2021
It was nearing the end of Ramadan, during which many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims — including some women here — were fasting during daylight hours.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2017
At times, Iranian negotiators have had to work long hours even though they were fasting for religious holidays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2015
The next morning we woke early and set out for the chapel, telling our hosts that we were fasting so as not to give them any further bother.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
