tally
noun
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
were tallying
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past progressiveof tally.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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In the wake of SVB’s stunning collapse, the first bank failure since 2020, customers, investors and financial analysts were tallying the episode’s toll.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
What came as more of a surprise as we were tallying up the data was how much trade associations are spending on advertising and promotion.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2023
Alaska election officials on Tuesday were tallying more than 50,000 ballots in a tight U.S.
From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2014
A Reuters correspondent found several polling stations in Accra where fingerprint readers were not working, though other stations completed voting and were tallying ballots.
From Reuters ● Dec. 7, 2012
