were gaming
- past progressive of game.
Example Sentences
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Many people who used the program were in genuine distress, but others were gaming it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
All in all, consumers were gaming the system and getting the ingredients to assemble their own Chipotle-sized burritos for slightly over $3.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
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
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 Doctorow, Cory
