overlap
verb (used with object)
to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
were overlapping
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past progressiveof overlap.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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With the magnified plans, Y.Y. was able to see that two pieces of metal in the mechanism were overlapping, causing the jam.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2022
By the time he was a young teen, his snowboarding events were overlapping with late-season football games, and eventually, Chris chose snowboarding over football.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2022
But there was another problem: The stones around the estimated 8,000-pound cornerstone were overlapping, so workers had to peel away steps and other blocks to be able to lift it free.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021
“When people were overlapping we weren’t covering in.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 21, 2020
It was like their lives were overlapping lines, like they had their own gravity.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
