game
noun
an amusement or pastime.
were gaming
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past progressiveof game.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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The strongest drivers of domestic sales growth were gaming consoles, computing, mobile phones and services, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Honorlock, based in Boca Raton, Fla., was founded by a couple of business school graduates who were frustrated by classmates they believed were gaming tests.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
But it’s unlikely many people were gaming with it to begin with; tvOS now supports many third-party gamepads, including the latest Xbox and PlayStation controllers, if you hadn’t heard.
From The Verge ● May 21, 2021
They cared, proponents of the bill say, because they believed companies like Denver-based DaVita were gaming the system.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 14, 2020
But God help you if it came up in chat while you were gaming.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
