frame
noun
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
were framing
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past progressiveof frame.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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This dovetailed with the work of scholars such as Elaine Pagels, who were framing Jesus as a historical figure, rather than the “Christ of faith.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
“This was a case of some bad actors who were framing themselves as college counselors.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
“They were framing the problems with too much accuracy,” Varela said.
From The New Yorker ● May 27, 2019
He felt regretful as soon as he saw how the victors were framing the result.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2017
While Gardiner prayed, and Douglas accused and calumniated, the queen, suspecting nothing of these plots they were framing against her, was in her toilet-room and being adorned by her women.
From Henry VIII and His Court by Henry Niles Pierce
