object
noun
anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
were objecting
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past progressiveof object.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 objecting to a major overhaul of farm subsidies, branded "unworkable" by unions.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
Jason Sheffield, an attorney for Travis McMichael, said he was not surprised media outlets were objecting.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
The Japanese people, Professor Nakano said, believe that the Games would be reconsidered more seriously if the host city were London or Paris and the local residents were objecting as strenuously.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2021
“We thought it was a banzai attack but parrots had moved in on us. They were objecting to us being there. There were hundreds of them.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2020
Could it be possible that these rough men were objecting to the sermon from a theological point of view, or was it just a happening that they had gone out at such pointed moments.
From A Voice in the Wilderness by Grace Livingston Hill
