move
verb (used without object)
to pass from one place or position to another.
were moving
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past progressiveof move.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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“Mr. Musk has been trying simultaneously to run two fairly significant, actually enormous companies that were moving closer and closer to one another,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
We were moving to release that and put it into the fall festivals.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
These findings raise questions about why cancer incidence continued to increase even as several recognized lifestyle risks were moving in a more favorable direction.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Earlier this month, there were few signs that California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison were moving any closer to resolving their differences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
And she swore some of them were moving.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
