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Discover LudwigThe phrase "we were exchanged" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used when talking about two parties or groups swapping or trading something or someone. Example: During the prisoner of war negotiations, we were exchanged for a group of soldiers from the opposing side.
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We made it to the border in San Diego and came to Los Angeles, where we were exchanged in the downtown Skid Row area.
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"We were exchanging jabs there," Allen said.
"We were exchanging views and Liam was raising eyebrows.
Staring at each other, we were exchanging some signal.
"Soon she was bringing me coffee and we were exchanging numbers.
I admitted all that handsomely, and we were exchanging lefts as the bell rang.
Soon we were exchanging e-mail messages with "re: grief" in the subject line.
While we were exchanging these courtesies, the cab drove away to pick up someone on the next corner.
When Christmas finally arrived and we were exchanging gifts, my mother realized she had left The Clapper at home.
"Like all lawyers," he confesses, "we were exchanging jokes; we didn't want the situation to get the better of us, and now I was one of them.
One evening, as we were exchanging girlish pleasantries, Wexler told me she'd lost weight with a low-fat diet (and, she said later, breast-reduction surgery).
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