want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
were wanting
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past progressiveof want.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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“We had a threefold increase in referrals of patients who were wanting to be scheduled to discuss vasectomies and the number of vasectomies performed around this time increased dramatically.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
Among the reasons some smaller and mid-sized banks gave for the forecast were wanting to take less risk and worries about deposit outflows.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
“The most rational-minded folks were wanting to pump the brakes on what felt like a runaway train,” said Geoff Duncan, the Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, who was referring to Mr. Walker’s campaign.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
It's meant we're looking at smaller houses which, considering we were wanting to move to start a family, is making us wonder whether we should bother moving at all.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2022
“I got lost in Brooklyn only Saturday. Now where is it you were wanting to go?”
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
