were understanding
- past progressive of understand.
Example Sentences
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Can you tell me how you understood how people were understanding Clover and Jotter as women in botany, a field that is thought of as women galavanting in gardens collecting flower pressings.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 5, 2023
Shoemaker-Galloway, who is also a children’s book author, said her customers were understanding.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
Ms Shippen said she had been "really lucky" that her staff were "understanding" about being furloughed.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2021
They were understanding to let it kind of happen or at least get the wheels turning on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2021
Although most of the kids at school were understanding, some of them also had trouble with it.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
