package
noun
a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
were packaging
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past progressiveof package.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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People that seemed very authoritative, and it never occurred to me that they were packaging information.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2018
Los Alamos, he said in a subsequent interview with CPI, had “inadequate quality control in how they were packaging the wastes. There is no sugarcoating that.”
From Scientific American ● Jun. 27, 2017
Commercialization was the key ingredient in snacking’s makeover, and at the heart of commercialization were packaging innovations and advertising campaigns that transformed snack food into a proper, store-bought staple with a sleek, winning, modern look.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2013
“The underground was going mainstream, and we were packaging it.”
From New York Times ● May 1, 2013
