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Sentence examples for was dressing from inspiring English sources

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was dressing

verb

To prepare oneself; to make ready.

synonyms

clotheget dressedbandageput a bandage onput a dressing on

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"was dressing" is correct and can be used in written English.
This verb tense is called the past progressive and is used to describe an ongoing action that was happening at a certain point in the past. For example, "When I arrived, she was dressing for the party."

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"It was dressing up.

1
The Guardian - Film

(He was dressing the backup dancers).

2
The New York Times

Was dressing up a means of escape?

3
The Guardian - Arts

"He is very talented," Dundee said while Clay was dressing.

4
The New Yorker

Greg glanced at another sandhog who was dressing nearby.

5
The New Yorker

A lady was dressing for dinner the other night when a caller was announced.

6
The New Yorker

By 2 p.m. the next day, Ms. Amen was dressing the body at her funeral home.

7
The New York Times

Yesterday, she was watching TV while Catherine was dressing and so declined the chance to help.

8
The Guardian - Lifestyle

I was dressing in shirts and jeans then, and that's how I dress now.

9
The New York Times

Everyone was dressing down, wanting the honesty of the presentation to reflect the material.

10
The Guardian

The corset-dresses were analyzed for their politics — was dressing a woman in a corset enslaving or empowering?

11
The New Yorker
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