were training
- past progressive of train.
Example Sentences
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"The rise of the UFC has been a stunning thing to watch," said UFC fighter Ryan Hall, owner and head trainer at Fifty/50 Martial Arts Academy, where the men were training.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Say you told the chatbot you were training for a marathon six months ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Athletes showed differences in short-chain fatty acid levels and in the presence of certain bacterial species depending on how hard they were training.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026
Former boxer and broadcaster Stacey Copeland told BBC Radio Manchester she last saw Hatton when they were training at a gym on Thursday.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
All the women liked to keep track of what the other aviation regiments were doing, so they wrote letters to friends they’d made while they were training at Engels.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
