were refining
- past progressive of refine.
Example Sentences
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Authorities in northwestern New Mexico were refining the evacuation strategies that they were forced to quickly put in place last week, said San Miguel County Sheriff Chris Lopez.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
They were refining their manners, their gaits and their eye contact.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
So they were at a point where you weren’t trying to figure out the episode itself, you were refining them all.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2021
The writers were refining the characters and their motivations and he felt pretty good about that.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2018
In 1865 thousands of independent companies were drilling oil in Pennsylvania and there were more than two hundred which were refining the product.
From The Age of Big Business; a chronicle of the captains of industry by Hendrick, Burton Jesse
