- present participle of observe.
observing
Example Sentences
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"I think most people are observing what I'm sharing with an educational message and they're not going out to just replicate that."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
In observing the Los Angeles Ballet at rehearsal, Claire Salinda distills the appeal of ballet core: How slippers and satin can make you feel more confident, secure and ordered in a chaotic world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Using JWST, they looked deep into space and therefore far back in time, observing an era when the universe was only a few hundred million years old.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
But in the Kimana reserve, AFP journalists saw six carcasses on Wednesday -- some fresh, others older -- with rangers also observing partial paralysis, preventing the animals from standing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She did not think he was quite so hardened as his wife, though growing very like her;—she spoke some of her feelings, by observing audibly to her partner,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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