sell
verb (used with object)
to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price.
were selling
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past progressiveof sell.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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Of course, other merchants were selling those items for lower prices or had recently slashed their prices, and prices can be negotiated downward.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Chelsea said late Wednesday that Walter and Boehly were selling their holdings to Clearlake Capital, the California-based private-equity firm that is already the team’s majority owner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
They were selling the three-bedroom terrace they'd renovated and buying her parents' four-bedroom detached house in the countryside.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
He also intended us to question whether we were selling each other out, just to join the “human power elite” for a tiny piece of pie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
I had collected their catalogs and completely bought into the dream they were selling.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
