nominate
verb (used with object)
to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.
were nominating
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past progressiveof nominate.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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But if I were nominating “Camera on the wall of the Robb Elementary hallway” for the Photo of the Year award, I’d submit, instead, the freeze-frame on one officer at 12:30 p.m.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2022
The Taliban said they were nominating a new U.N. permanent representative, Mohammad Suhail Shaheen, the U.N. spokesman said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
If I were nominating for canon, I’d look at Y.A.:
From New York Times ● May 14, 2020
In addition to Pennsylvania, there were nominating contests in Nebraska, Idaho and Oregon.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2018
When the States were nominating and electing delegates to the Convention of 1787, no one seems to have suggested Paine for a seat in it, nor does he appear to have aspired to one.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Moncure Daniel Conway
