name
noun
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
were naming
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past progressiveof name.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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Across America, too, parents were naming their children after characters in Scott’s oeuvre.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
Before the season started, area coaches were naming him as one of the best players in the county.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2018
“In 1959, they were naming the places where the ingredients came from,” said Jeremiah Tower, the chef at Chez Panisse in the early 1970s.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2016
“We told him that he was loved by many, many people and that thousands of people were naming him specifically in their prayers.”
From MSNBC ● Mar. 28, 2016
In the summer of 2006, poll respondents filling out open-ended questionnaires were naming him as a presidential possibility, though Hillary Clinton was decidedly the number one pick.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
