place
noun
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
were placing
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past progressiveof place.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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How many covered the pressure they were placing on schools and medical services?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The families were placing their "trust in the hands of the public prosecution service", he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
"They said they were placing her under caution for fly-tipping and she had to pay a £500 fine," said Anna.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
Crews were placing ground ladders to fire escapes in order to help evacuate occupants from the building, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
I learned that young men were placing ads in the Gold Mountain News to find wives when my mother and father started answering them.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
