were picturing
- past progressive of picture.
Example Sentences
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They’d rather you were picturing Kyle Walker, hurtling along the M62 in his sports car while the rest of us sit at home.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2020
But it was clear her classmates were picturing someone doing the Cotton-Eyed Joe.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
"So that's what you were picturing to yourself?"
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
As though he were picturing inhabitants of another world, he conjured to his vision the feverish traffic of New York, deluged with human beings belched from their million occupations into the glare of lunch-hour.
From The Parts Men Play by Baxter, Arthur Beverley
To her thinking each case was distinct, and her lips curved unconsciously into a smile, as if she were picturing how different it would be with them….
From Together by Herrick, Robert
