trade
noun
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
were trading
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past progressiveof trade.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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Instacart also explored a sale in 2021, when its shares were trading at a significantly higher price and the company controlled more of the food-delivery market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Around the same time as this ship struck the rocks, the ancient Egyptians were trading in the eastern Mediterranean through the port of Byblos in Lebanon.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
By mid-morning on Monday, shares were trading at $69.53, down 1%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Thompson pointed out that some bellwether healthcare names, like Eli Lilly, were trading near their highest levels in a year, a promising sign that healthcare stocks could continue to climb.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
“So it became public, what they were trading for . . .” “Yes, and sometimes the crowd called out in a scornful way. They jeered. I think that’s the right word.”
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
