graduate
noun
a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
were graduating
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past progressiveof graduate.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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She said: "I was at the physics graduation and the engineering graduation... It was amazing to see the number of girls that were graduating."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The first edition of “The Defining Decade” came out just after the 2008 financial crisis, when young people were graduating with debt into a historically bad job market.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2023
The two winningest players in program history were graduating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
In 2018, when the youngest millennials were graduating, the figure had multiplied almost by a factor of six, to $1.46 trillion.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2019
Large classes were graduating from both the grammar school and the high school.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
