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 class of kids were graduating from his anti-bullying program, and he’d made a commitment to be there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
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
Four members of the Prince George’s school board who are frequently critical of Maxwell and Baker first alleged in May that students were graduating without meeting requirements.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2017
Large classes were graduating from both the grammar school and the high school.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
