were validating
- past progressive of validate.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“It felt comforting knowing other people were validating my feelings and what I went through,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
She said the actions announced on Wednesday were validating for the school’s Jewish community.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
They do have a step along the way where they were validating whether the vaccine was likely to work.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2020
Yet, in a bizarre twist, just as these other laboratories were validating our research, we were discovering reasons to question our own findings.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 10, 2013
