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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It was odd enough that most people in the crowd were wearing fluorescent orange, but stranger still was this rarity: the sight of a group of diverse men full of hope.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
This meant some first responders recovered were wearing uniforms with others' names, complicating identification.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Two guys standing on Mission Viejo’s sideline were wearing custom made shirts of the offensive line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Most carried little more than the shorts and flip-flops they were wearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
If I were wearing black tights, like Mom told me to, I probably wouldn’t have noticed the spot just between my big toe and my second.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
