meet
verb (used with object)
to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter.
were meeting
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past progressiveof meet.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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Around the time the protesters were meeting Nadda, police and paramilitary forces moved in to clear Jantar Mantar.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Lebanon and Israel were meeting in Washington on Tuesday to hammer out a path to ending the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
He posted it on social media just as U.S. negotiators led by Vice President JD Vance were meeting with Iranian counterparts in Switzerland to hammer out a permanent peace deal.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
The renewed attacks came as U.S. and Iranian officials were meeting with mediators to craft a framework toward ending the conflict, the Wall Street Journal reported.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
“Dylan was stealing classified files using my security codes and Quinton found out. It’s actually what Quinton and I were meeting to discuss when we were taken.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
