was dating, was going out (with), was getting out (of), was bringing out, would come out with
De la fumée sortait de la cheminée.
Smoke was coming out of the chimney.
Tom ne savait pas que Mary sortait avec John.
Tom didn't know that Mary was dating John.
Il sortait en pleine nuit pour boire.
He would go out in the middle of the night to drink.
— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)
Il sortait parfois manger avec sa famille.
He sometimes went out to eat with his family.