vote
noun
a formal expression of opinion or choice made by an individual or body of individuals, especially in an election.
were voting
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past progressiveof vote.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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Mundubile had earlier claimed victory and alleged there were voting irregularities.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Saturday, while people were voting, we were eating burrata and watching The Boroughs on Netflix.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
In more than 300 disputes—or nearly one in five during that period—at least one UMA voter had a financial stake in the outcome of the Polymarket bet they were voting on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
"If you were voting for the Ballon d'Or, would you choose the best player of the year, or the one who wins the match on Thursday?" the 17-year-old told El Partidazo de COPE.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
Although he didn’t know it, he arrived at almost exactly the same time that Boston’s police were voting 1,134 to 2 to go out on strike at five o’clock the next day.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
