Examples of “was” in a Sentence

verb The past tense of "be", used with "I", "he", "she" and "it".

• I was very tired after the long journey home.
• It was a warm evening, so we ate outside.
• She was waiting at the station when the train arrived.

name A rare surname or initialism found in some records, not a common personal or place name.

• Was appears only rarely as a surname in genealogical records.