judge
noun
a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.
were judging
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past progressiveof judge.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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I think a moment of transition for me was when I put together that the people in the audience I thought were judging me were the people most like me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
I was convinced that others were judging me negatively because of my nose, which I perceived to be fat and ugly.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023
He said he tried to work with her, but she felt embarrassed by her sons’ behavior and felt people were judging her.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
They were judging me for shooting photos of my husband and the kids shreddin’ against the bluest sky I had ever seen above the Pocono Mountains.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2016
He used total strangers who had never even met the students they were judging.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
