review
noun
a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
were reviewing
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past progressiveof review.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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But, when the Cornell coaches were reviewing the game film, they realized that the touchdown they scored to win was actually scored on fifth, not fourth, down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The NAO said, as of March 2026, prison authorities were reviewing around 8,900 cases of individuals recorded as having an active monitoring order but no tag.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Barron’s reported in March that leaders at JPMorgan were reviewing company policies to determine how it should move forward.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Choi added that Avis’s securities lawyers were reviewing Pentwater’s sales.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
No doubt the fairies were reviewing the tapes of their first negotiating session, searching for anything that would give them a way in.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
