mine
pronoun
a form of the possessive case of I used as a predicate adjective.
were mining
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past progressiveof mine.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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"They were mining gold, selling timber, harvesting people's cocoa, collecting taxes, extorting money from people, etc. They were modestly growing and with money."
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023
This led Ms. Blackburn to reconstruct the miners’ behavior: when they were mining, when they stopped and when they started up again.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
The 2016 Global Witness data shows that the industries at the heart of conflict were mining and oil, which were linked to 33 killings.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2017
The Greeks were mining for silver to make their beautiful drachma coins.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2015
He was a professional gambler, now—and they were mining men—that was all.
From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
