quote
verb (used with object)
to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
were quoting
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past progressiveof quote.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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On Tuesday, brokers were quoting 3.6805/3.6855 riyals to the dollar in the offshore market.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2022
I knew they were quoting the Word of God.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2021
She also wrote to the journalist friend you were quoting earlier, telling her that I was “naming” her in the piece.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2018
My son, though, could not have cared less that the Berenstain Bears were quoting from the Bible, any more than he would have noticed references to the Quran or “The Communist Manifesto.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2016
“Well, you’re that busy I’m sure. But it’s interesting, just the same. In keeping with what you were quoting there in your Romans, chapter twelve. You remember the third verse, do you not?”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
