were spotting
- past progressive of spot.
Example Sentences
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While we were spotting the episode, going through each scene and talking about what music we wanted, Sterlin showed us a video from a Christian movie of these women singing that song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Small fires were spotting some 3 miles to the east as the size of the fire surpassed 700 acres and claimed multiple structures and cell towers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
In Durban, the main city of KwaZulu-Natal, the authorities are also investigating a chemical spill possibly linked to a warehouse fire after dead fish were spotting washing ashore.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2021
And in this rebellion, you had Black men who had been on a road labor gang, who were spotting, surveilling the rotating of the guards, how deep and where the arms were.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2021
Abdulrahman and Ahmad often ran up the smooth stone stairs of the lookout tower by their home, pretending they were spotting invaders, sounding bells of warning, planning their defenses.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
