welcome
interjection
(a word of kindly greeting, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure).
were welcoming
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past progressiveof welcome.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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Organisers said they also were welcoming some of the "biggest and best names in comedy" to Southsea, including Omid Djalili, Jason Manford and star of Mock the Week Dara O'Briain.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2023
For gay Anglican priests who have left the Church of England because of their sexuality, the proposals and apology were welcoming signs, but still insufficient.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
"All the resettlement agencies were welcoming families with no federal funds coming through," O'Brien said.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2022
“And Julia’s parents were welcoming, and I think that’s extraordinary, and it sort of lays the groundwork for who you are.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
Four years later, Dorothy Vaughan and her twelve fellow teachers were welcoming 301 education-hungry youngsters, urged along by parents who wanted more for their children than a life of work in the tobacco factories.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
