master
noun
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something.
were mastering
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past progressiveof master.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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Crews of the S-300V systems were "mastering new position areas" of the Russian long range surface-to-air missile systems, the news agency reported, citing a ministry statement.
From Reuters ● Dec. 26, 2022
Back in New Hampshire, the educators pushed aside the tables and were mastering a series of stretching movements known as qigong.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
We conducted three surveys during the semester to be sure that NYU’s online students were mastering the material as if they were live in a classroom.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2020
They were mastering the art of the selfie long before social media but they self-describe their rationale as such: “Wherever we are is a museum.”
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2019
The flames were mastering the branches, the bark was curling and falling away, the wood exploding.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
