party
noun
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc..
were partying
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past progressiveof party.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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To locate the immune cells that were "partying all night," as Macauley described them, the researchers also used a technique called light sheet microscopy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
If New York fans were partying in the streets of Manhattan last week, when the Knicks swept aside Cleveland to reach the championship round, Saturday’s game showcased the reality of the job now awaiting them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
The stress was compounded by the fact that many doctors' own children were partying in Crans for the New Year.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
Famed short seller Jim Chanos said in a Bloomberg TV interview on Wednesday that people still were partying “like it’s 1999” in credit markets, with spreads near record lows.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
“So they didn’t go on a cruise. Oh, Tendai, you don’t know how worried I was. I thought they—I thought they were partying while we—” She began to cry.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
