split
verb (used with object)
to divide or separate from end to end or into layers.
were splitting
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past progressiveof split.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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They announced they were splitting up only four months after saying “I do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
The top just popped off like they were splitting a muffin with a co-worker at the free continental breakfast at the airport Marriott.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2024
However, Williams reassured fans this did not mean the band were splitting up, and said: "The only thing that matters is we will still get to be each other's community".
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024
Although technically the $100 refund was hers, had the situation been reversed, I would have handled it that way, because we are good friends and were splitting the room cost.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023
Joseph and I were splitting wood—he was getting good—and piling it beside the sugaring house.
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
