swear
verb (used without object)
to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
were swearing
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past progressiveof swear.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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Speaking before the graduating cadets took the their commissioning oaths, Biden reminded them that they were swearing fidelity not to a person or political party, but to the Constitution.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
My face was everywhere, everyone wanted a piece of me, people I’d never met were swearing they “loved me” — everywhere I went, there I was, on a billboard, a magazine cover.
From Time ● May 17, 2015
Q: What were you doing when you were swearing the oath?
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2015
A few months back, these two were swearing eternal enmity over Wylie's unilateral assertion of control in the exploitation of ebook rights for authors he represents.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2010
Reznak was wailing, the Shavepate was muttering darkly, her bloodriders were swearing vengeance.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
