imagine
verb (used with object)
to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
were imagining
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past progressiveof imagine.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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It was yesterday’s “Tomorrowland,” a manifestation of what people were imagining the future was going to be like, at the time I was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
Back in the winter, when some corners of the sport were bemoaning their heavy spending, they were imagining a world in which they’d actually be able to sell superfluous pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
By 2022, TikTokkers were imagining what life might be like in the heart of Roku City and Gawker was drafting paeans to its beauty.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
It’s not what they sought, and it’s not what they pictured, when they were imagining their season.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2021
Those who had seen how dæmons dissolved were remembering it, and those who hadn’t were imagining it, and no one spoke until a young woman came forward.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
