testify
verb (used without object)
to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
were testifying
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past progressiveof testify.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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The judge asked so many questions about the machine’s functions that Friedman grew concerned it would look as if he were testifying on his client’s behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
“When I first got into this, and when Jim and I were testifying, we were arguing about whether there's a global signal,” said Oppenheimer, the Princeton scientist, who testified alongside Hansen in 1988.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2023
Members of the media were allowed to stay, and some members of the public who were testifying on legislation were allowed in.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
His lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean, argued that the accusers and other witnesses for the prosecution were testifying because they sought financial gain or protection from the government against perjury and other charges.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
“You know,” said Ishmael, “when you were testifying, Art, you mentioned a coffee cup on the floor here, remember? Where was that exactly, the coffee cup? Do you remember exactly where it was?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
