Examples of 'were still' in a sentence

Meaning of "were still"

were still: In this context, 'were still' implies an ongoing action or state that has not changed. It suggests that a particular situation or condition persists without any alteration

How to use "were still" in a sentence

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were still
I was not sure if you were still mad at me or not.
You were still planning on killing thousands of people.
All the adults were still afraid of her.
They were still overlooked by mainstream microfinance providers.
I wondered if you were still under that beard.
You were still a little boy when he passed.
I wanted to see if you were still up for a challenge.
There were still unexploded bombs in some buildings.
You would think he were still the mayor.
There were still more than a thousand of them.
He moved away when we were still in grade school.
You were still living with your parents.
But her hands were still her hands.
You were still in the paper clinic gown.
When most of you were still in high school.

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You were still having those horrible headaches.
I kind of wish you were still on the regimen.
There were still a number of issues to be ironed out.
For he knew they were still full of life.
They were still together when she went missing.
Did not realize you were still in the business.
Shots were still being fired at civilians at that time.
I did not realize you were still in your blazer.
There were still some coals in the fireplace.
But it seemed as if she were still trying to speak.
They were still there when i got here.
My mother told me you were still running this.
There were still good people in the world.
I did not know you were still seeing him.
People were still a little freaked out by it then.
The breakfast dishes were still in the sink.
You were still newly formed when you left us.
The price tags were still on the dress.
Institutional and constitutional reforms were still pending.
I thought you were still vacationing on numbskull island.
He did not write it while they were still together.
Complaints were still under investigation at year end.
I just swung by to see if we were still on for tonight.
Discussions were still continuing on all those items.
Furthermore new contaminated areas were still being found.
But you were still too young then.
I did not know that you were still in town.
Discussions were still taking place on both issues.
But phoebe died while we were still at sea.
Maybe you were still under the gas.
That would be bad if you were still there.
I think you were still in love with him.
I just wanted to check if you were still alive.
The translators were still working on the rest of it.
His wallet and mobile phone were still in it.

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