were repeating
- past progressive of repeat.
Example Sentences
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The children had encountered the “-le” syllable the past school year, but were repeating the lesson to make sure they grasped it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
During summer school, Ruiz said, she was called into a classroom where kindergartners were repeating their parents’ worries — often, what parents heard on the news — but not understanding the gravity of the situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025
Selick worried that after directing “Coraline,” making another humorously frightful fable centered on a young heroine would seem as if he were repeating himself.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
We did not know we were repeating a journey in reverse made 66 years earlier.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Soon ladies in their backyards were repeating that remark, fence by fence, from one end of the valley to the other.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
