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Discover Ludwig"I was smiling" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
It is a grammatically correct sentence that uses the past continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action in the past. You can use this phrase when you want to describe a specific moment in the past when you were smiling. For example: - "I was smiling as I walked down the street, enjoying the warm summer breeze." - "Despite the stress of the interview, I couldn't stop smiling because I knew I had prepared well." - "He couldn't hide his happiness and kept smiling as he opened the present."
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And suddenly I was smiling.
— and I realized I was smiling again.
The woman was smiling because I was smiling.
But I was smiling, slowly blooming at the idea.
I was smiling while my iPhone was being robbed.
I wish I could ask someone if I was smiling.
The driver turned to make sure I was smiling.
"I was smiling in my sleep," he said.
Brigitte had taken a picture of the very moment: I was smiling and, understandably, crying.
"I never smile a lot, but I was smiling, I was happy.
"When I woke up on the day of my pro day, I was smiling ear to ear," Catapano said.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com