Examples of 'were doing something' in a sentence

Meaning of "were doing something"

The phrase 'were doing something' refers to actions or activities that were being performed in the past. It implies that the subject (usually a group of people) was engaged in a specific action or behavior at a given moment or time period

How to use "were doing something" in a sentence

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were doing something
However they were doing something under the table.
Do you remember how we were hiding as if we were doing something wrong.
They were doing something that was not obviously commercial.
Cause you knew you were doing something wrong.
You were doing something you should not have been.
Makes it seem like you were doing something wrong.
We were doing something that we were told that we could not do.
I foolishly thought we were doing something that made a difference.
Over a matter of three years it was gone and we were doing something else.
I thought we were doing something brave for our child.
It would be an admission that they were doing something illegal.
We thought we were doing something that no one else could do.
I have been suspecting that you were doing something illegal.
They were doing something they should not have been doing.
I really thought we were doing something here.

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You were doing something that really made a difference.
It was like we were doing something bad.
We were doing something we thought was fun.
You knew that you were doing something great.
You were doing something that was feeling good.
We like we just felt like were doing something important.
They were doing something new again.
This was the first time they were doing something.
And they were doing something in there.
We always had to sneak around like we were doing something wrong.
But you were doing something else.
Ellen broadcast to the world that we were doing something important.
It felt like we were doing something that was going to help people.
I started studying people who were doing something.
I knew you were doing something foolish.
I sabotaged you because you were doing something.
And you were doing something like that.
And they were killed while they were doing something important.
They were doing something behind closed doors.
They thought they were doing something nice.
We were doing something that no humans had ever done.
All we knew is that we were doing something that we loved.
You were doing something you should not.
You would think we were doing something bad.
You were doing something which did not suit you at all.
Sneaking around like we were doing something illegal.
We were doing something somewhere all the time.
They thought they were doing something naughty.
You were doing something way more important than a movie.
I actually thought you were doing something for me.
They were doing something that he could understand.
It made him feel as if he were doing something illicit.
They were doing something different from the other companies.
It looks like they were doing something intimate.
We were doing something that in a modern world.

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