were recognizing
- past progressive of recognize.
Example Sentences
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“A snail will crawl up a 12-foot wall to find its mate,” he says admiringly, as if he were recognizing a kindred romantic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
The corporate group grew out of conversations among business leaders who were recognizing that their companies, in nearly every industry, were “becoming data and A.I. companies,” Mr. Chenault said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
Morgan State Athletic Director Edward Scott felt major college programs were recognizing the benefits of partnering with historically Black colleges and universities before May of last year.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021
They don’t display the types of behaviors that we would expect if they were recognizing themselves.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2021
His rather brutally handsome face continued to light, as if he were recognizing in Riley Sinclair a man of his own caliber.
From The Rangeland Avenger by Brand, Max
