were providing
- past progressive of provide.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
For now, the ITF and the DAD-DER were providing the stranded sailors with drinking water and essential supplies, Polat explained.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
He said Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics were providing medical aid to the child when officers arrived.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
She said officers were providing "security advice and support" to various organisations, community venues and businesses.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
The company said in January that it was seeing strong demand for its Platinum card and that premium products were providing much of its card-fee growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
In 1987 Saul Perlmutter at the Lawrence Berkeley lab in California, needing more la supernovae than visual sightings were providing, set out to find a more systematic method of searching for them.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
