screen
noun
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
were screening
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past progressiveof screen.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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Health workers were screening passengers at the country’s main airport when a Congolese traveler presented with a high temperature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“We were running our sets. We were screening well. Guys were getting shots that we had gotten the first couple of games in the season,” Davis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
Early on, McKenzie said troops at the gates had to get close to the people they were screening.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
In September, a Washington Post survey found just four of the nation’s 20 largest school districts were screening asymptomatic students, who can infect others even though they have no symptoms.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2022
The captains of the other ships were screening in, wanting to know what to do.
From Space Viking by H. Beam Piper
