were leasing
- past progressive of lease.
Example Sentences
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In response, the oil company Unocal sent California dealers who were leasing its stations special legal agreements asking them to pay for inspection costs.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2023
“We, of course, had no knowledge that there was any suggestion of human remains on the site as we were leasing the property to maintain the pet cemetery,” Clinton added.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
They moved in March 2020 from a ranch they were leasing in Larimer County after falling in love with the dome house property.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2021
He said that it made no sense that the former slave holders could have gifted the land, since they were leasing it from the British crown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2017
And I told him you were leasing the Pine Ridge country, and he looked—well, peculiar.
From Her Prairie Knight by Bower, B. M.
