were grilling
- past progressive of grill.
Example Sentences
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Once, when European officials were grilling Google about the prevalance of terrorist content on YouTube, a Googler higher-up proposed that regulators support the creation of anti-terrorism videos, and suggested working with PewDiePie to do so.
From The Verge ● Sep. 6, 2022
As for the CFPB, it was the subject of a semiannual review in the Senate on Tuesday, one taking place at the same time House members were grilling Sloan.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2019
“Does that work for you?” she asked the senators who were grilling her, as if she were the hostess of her own inquisition.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2018
“The dinner I spent with the Cohns, they were grilling steaks, really big juicy steaks,” she said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2016
They were already cooking and I shared some fish they were grilling.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
