query
noun
a question; an inquiry.
were querying
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past progressiveof query.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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"Some were querying 'have we reached peak Greggs?' and we have gone out...to demonstrate that this is not the case," the food retail boss said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
Not only were these Chelsea players questioning their ability to remain a top-four club but their supporters were querying it too.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 29, 2010
Not only were these Chelsea players questioning their ability to remain a top-four club, but their supporters were querying it too.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 29, 2010
Reports had come in that farmers were querying the unusual drop in the temperatures at night.
From The Secret of the Ninth Planet by Donald Allen Wollheim
