mieszkały

In a sentence

• Mieszkały tam przez wiele lat.

  They lived there for many years.

  Here, 'mieszkały' is the third-person plural past tense of the verb 'mieszkać' (to live), used for a group of females.

• W dawnych czasach mieszkały w tym zamku czarownice.

  In ancient times, witches lived in this castle.

  In this sentence, 'mieszkały' refers to a group of female witches residing habitually in the castle in the past.

• Gdy były młode, mieszkały na wsi.

  When they were young, they lived in the countryside.

  This sentence demonstrates 'mieszkały' used to describe the habitual action of a group of females living in the countryside in the past.