were starting
- past progressive of start.
Example Sentences
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Friedkin’s movie shifted people’s perceptions about fear and played with longstanding ideas about the nuclear family and religious ideology, themes that were starting to be contested and debated as America moved further from ’50s-era sterility.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
“We’ve completely gone against the grain of the Silicon Valley bubble for self-driving and I think we might have been swallowed up if we were starting there.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Bond investors, meanwhile, were starting to push back on the rate hike messaging the Warsh-led Fed introduced last week, trimming 1-year inflation swap rates to 2.16%, the lowest since October of 2024.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
April’s price increase came after some clothing chains this year said they were starting to get their momentum back, and after broader gains in retail sales this year.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
And dark stains were starting to bleed through the binding on her arm.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
