spend
verb (used with object)
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.).
were spending
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past progressiveof spend.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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Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies reported that 20.7 million homeowners — about 24% of all homeowners — were spending more than 30% of their income on housing in 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
It also found that headteachers of some Jewish schools were spending more of their time dealing with security arrangements than educational matters.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The reason was that users were spending much more time reviewing, commenting on, and changing pull requests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Millennial and Gen Z customers, one respondent said, were spending more money on their pets than older generations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
But then my dad said, “I asked her if it was because you were spending too much time at soccer.”
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
