were fathering
- past progressive of father.
Example Sentences
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Enslavers often fathered children when they were fathering children in their marriages.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022
The similarities among the males suggest they belonged to a population of only hundreds of men who were fathering children—about the same number of breeding males as seen in endangered mountain gorillas today.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 16, 2021
