mark
noun
a visible impression or trace on something, such as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise.
were marking
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past progressiveof mark.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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Each bead slipped through her fingers as if she were marking the seconds, bargaining with time.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026
The RSF said an army drone had hit the hospital in el-Daein, the capital of East Darfur state, on the day Muslims were marking the festival of Eid.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Iranians were marking the new year spring festival of Nowruz on Friday, as well as the final day of Ramadan, with state media reporting Iran would observe the start of the Eid holiday on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also spoke briefly at the service, saying that people were marking the jubilee milestone with a sense of “awe, reverence and gratitude.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Her strides took on purpose as if her feet were marking a path through the cornfields where wild girls ran unconstrained — and where they hid themselves when the world judged them for their agency.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
