practice
noun
habitual or customary performance; operation.
were practicing
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past progressiveof practice.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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Well, that’s why the robots were practicing in my apartment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
A lot of times they were practicing lawyers, but mainly politicians.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
“He would tell me, if we were practicing or something, just jump in there. It’ll take you far.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
While they were practicing for the Olympics, Volodin and Hase made German part of their daily routines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
We were practicing in the far corner of a rarely frequented Jack in the Box parking lot when Yusef first showed up, and I was upside down when I saw him.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
