offer
verb (used with object)
to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer.
were offering
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past progressiveof offer.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 returned to work in high numbers after the pandemic, benefiting from a climate in which businesses were offering better benefits, more flexibility and higher pay, which allowed them to move into good jobs.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Libraries and train stations were offering free masks, while hundreds of cooling centers were open across the city for those without access to air conditioning.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Sales agents told prospective investors that they were offering them a “chance to acquire shares in pre-IPO companies at favorable prices” that would be worth “significantly more” following an IPO, the indictment said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
When I said that I assumed that producers were offering him parts all the time, he dryly replied, “You would be incorrect.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Instead I just stared down at it as if he were offering me a dead rat.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
