were scrutinizing
- past progressive of scrutinize.
Example Sentences
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A leveraged finance banker said that they were scrutinizing debt issuances that banker was an agent for to see if they are affected by Credit Suisse.
From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2023
The researchers began working with Rodney Joffe, a technology executive who was an expert in the type of internet data they were scrutinizing.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
Laboratory groups expressed surprise about the change and said they were scrutinizing the new policy.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
“Federal agents and prosecutors were scrutinizing his conduct before and after taking office, and the conduct of some of his associates,” Barr stated, presenting this as a hardship.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2019
The officers were scrutinizing every one in the column, sometimes speaking to each other, going forward to flash a light in some one’s face.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
