wear
verb (used with object)
to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like.
were wearing
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past progressiveof wear.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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On the livestream, Gastélum and his friends were wearing bright orange coats and bags typically used by delivery drivers.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Most carried little more than the shorts and flip-flops they were wearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
As they finish paperwork between callouts they tell the BBC of visiting houses where people were wearing jumpers or even had the heating on because they didn't know how to turn it off.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Garcia also said none of the federal agents were wearing body cameras and that none of the vehicles involved in the traffic stop had recordings of the shooting.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
“You were wearing it when we visited Professor Slughorn that night.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
