were trimming
- past progressive of trim.
Example Sentences
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“Last year's count, we felt we were trimming in a way that would suggest we were getting our arms around this,” Ridley-Thomas said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2019
Though he couldn’t see it, barbers were trimming their customers’ hair right next to him.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2015
To move old stock they were trimming price tags to that level.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Paris, Christian Dior and other high fashion designers were trimming hats with ostrich feathers.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Deen used to swear they were trimming his toenails for him,” she told Ess.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
