represent
verb (used with object)
to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize.
were representing
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past progressiveof represent.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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During a Zoom mediation overseen by a former judge, Luo negotiated with lawyers from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom who were representing Edens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Lawyers from the Justice for Harrods Survivors group said they were representing four former players of the club.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
The attorney general’s office asked the judge to investigate possible conflicts by Stokesbary and Torchinsky, who were representing clients arguing two opposite legal positions.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
A woman answering the phone at the Bucks County Office of the Public Defender said Friday that they were representing him and said the office declined further comment.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
It happened at the same time that we were representing children sentenced to life without parole all over the country.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
