ticket
noun
a slip, usually of paper or cardboard, serving as evidence that the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service, right, or the like.
were ticketing
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past progressiveof ticket.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 Texas, citing concerns that police were ticketing students too often for misbehavior, lawmakers passed legislation in 2013 that prohibits ticketing for some offenses at school.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2022
Picard is also suing Stamford’s police chief over Picard’s 2018 arrest for protesting the arrest of a friend, who was charged while warning people that police were ticketing drivers for cellphone use.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2020
He recalls one such example, when they camped out in doorways to film corrupt parking wardens who were ticketing innocent motorists.
From Time ● Jan. 6, 2017
The Rev. Corey Brooks tells of visiting a police station to complain that officers were ticketing cars in his church’s parking lot.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2015
Two cops were ticketing a long line of cars and trucks that were pulled off to the side.
From Joe Burke's Last Stand by John Moncure Wetterau
