Examples of 'were painting' in a sentence
Meaning of "were painting"
The phrase 'were painting' refers to the action or process of applying paint onto a surface, usually with brushes or other artistic tools. It indicates that the mentioned individuals or subjects were engaged in the act of creating artwork by using paints. The phrase suggests an ongoing or past activity of artistic expression
                                                                                            How to use "were painting" in a sentence
                                        
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                                were painting
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Craig said they were painting from a textbook.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You must have left it when you were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The man you were painting with.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    We were painting those messages on tree trunks.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Terrible thing if we were painting the wrong house.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    They were painting a different reality than what existed.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I saw the way they were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    So you were painting what you saw.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Compose the salad like you were painting a picture.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You were painting like a madman.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The headboard that you were painting this morning.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    They were painting henna on her hands.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Maybe he thought you were painting the place.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    We were painting the town a deep dark red.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The three of us were painting my office.
                                        
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    They were painting the living room with the radio on.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You did not tell me you were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Look what you were painting when you were sober.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I did not know what you were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Where we were painting the butterflies.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It looks like they were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    So we were painting in the middle of the street.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The mood of the scene they were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I thought you were painting vases and flowers.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I remember you always used to sing it while you were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    They were painting with ice cubes.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I did not realize you were painting me.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    They were painting on the wall.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You said you were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You were painting all night.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    We asked if they were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Reg said they were painting symbols from a theology textbook.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I did not realize we were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    They were painting mermaids on a wall.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I thought you were painting me.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You were painting the house.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Some of them were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    They were painting her room.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    You must have left it when you were painting the other day.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    They were painting the church wall and writing slogans on it.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It was when you were painting grandma.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    We were painting the barn.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    While you were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    We were painting the gate.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    He shoots as if he were painting a landscape.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    He said he found them behind the door ofthe apartment they were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I thought we were painting on paper.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    He said he found them behind the door of the apartment they were painting.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Student brigades were painting outsized slogans on walls and fences.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    And using powerful electric light But they were painting in black and white.
                                        
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                                                            There was an old oil painting in that briefcase
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            The painting set me back three grand
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            Whoever forged that painting is the killer