were replying
- past progressive of reply.
Example Sentences
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Sora had no idea what was being said on their behalf or what officials were replying, and they were easy prey for systemic extortion, intimidation and fraud.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023
“Many accounts were replying to tweets with hashtags unrelated to the tweet they were responding to. Some accounts encouraged others to get the hashtags trending, and the trolls were successful on multiple occasions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
Other people were replying to the person requesting JoJo like, ‘I hope she adds it. JoJo has been through so much, she knows how this feels.’
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2019
We noticed that readers were replying to the column’s email newsletter with suggestions of stories we should write about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2017
Their father had reached the steps, and the children were replying to the greeting of the Judge.
From Janet's Love and Service by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
