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
Mr Rees-Mogg said he was not aware he could have made a Commons statement while MPs were swearing the oath to Kings Charles lll on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2022
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
On press night people were swearing they could smell disinfectant wafting from the stage.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2011
Reznak was wailing, the Shavepate was muttering darkly, her bloodriders were swearing vengeance.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
