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estaban buscando

were looking for

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phrase Rare #33,372
were looking for Used with a plural subject, often meaning “they were looking for.”
SP: Estaban buscando sus llaves.
EN: They were looking for their keys.

Estaban buscando al niño.

They were looking for the boy.

— Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

¿Qué estaban buscando?

What were they looking for?

Ah, así que lo que estaban buscando eran las cajas fuertes.

Ah, so what they were looking for were the safes.

— M: El maldito (1931)

Todos estaban buscando a Tom.

Everyone was looking for Tom.

No estaban buscando uno.

They weren't looking for one.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Dijiste que te estaban buscando.

You said they were looking for you.

Me dijeron que estaban buscando un piloto.

They told me they were looking for a pilot.

— F1 la película (2025)

Los pollos estaban buscando comida.

The chickens were looking for food.

Todos estaban buscando a las niñas.

Everyone was looking for the girls.

Te dije que estaban buscando una chica para mí.

I told you they were looking for a girl for me.

— गल्ली बॉय (2019)