seek
verb (used with object)
to go in search or quest of.
were seeking
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past progressiveof seek.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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Federal prosecutors were seeking a prison sentence of at least a year and a half; Saavedra’s defense attorney had requested five years of probation, to include 24 months of home detention with location monitoring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Asked whether police were seeking other individuals in connection with the incident, Blyth said she believed the matter was "contained".
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Gyllenhaal, from a well-connected Hollywood family that includes actor brother Jake, also stressed how AI companies were seeking to license the images of actors in order to reproduce them in digital form.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
As a result, investors were seeking refuge in metals and cryptocurrencies.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Transvaal Law Society was an extremely conservative organization, and they were seeking to punish me at a time when they assumed I would be unable to defend myself.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
