switch
noun
a turning, shifting, or changing.
were switching
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past progressiveof switch.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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This has made it difficult to capture consumers who were switching from cigarettes to smokefree nicotine products and allowed illegal products to fill the void.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
However, more people were still consuming protein shakes, with little evidence they were switching to other protein-boosted beverages or snacks, according to Davenport.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
"Players were switching off to the basics. We have worked on it and shown them but this is the job. I never expected it to be easy when I got here."
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
Leader Sir Ed Davey claimed voters were switching from the Tories because they "have had enough of being taken for granted and being let down".
From BBC ● May 3, 2024
And when the LEP officers were switching weapons, right at that moment when their hands were fumbling with holsters, that’s when the Mud Man spoke.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
