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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was looking at" is correct and is a commonly used construction in written English.
It is a past progressive tense form of the verb "to look" and indicates that the action of looking was ongoing in the past. Example sentence: Sarah was looking at the beautiful sunset when she heard a loud noise behind her.
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"He was looking at me".
"I was looking at him".
Today he was looking at flowers.
I sensed he was looking at me.
I was looking at competence in government".
And people was looking at me".
Mother was looking at Macalister expectantly.
Pajarito was looking at the floor.
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Costello is looking at himself.
"We're looking at $5, $6 gas.
"People were looking at me.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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