The word(s) "was" appears 409 time(s) in 356 verse(s) in Quran in Muhammad Pickthal translation.

(331) That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.

(332) Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

(333) (The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.

(334) Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

(335) (Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.

(336) Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

(337) was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower?

(338) Is not the time ripe for the hearts of those who believe to submit to Allah's reminder and to the truth which is revealed, that they become not as those who received the scripture of old but the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened, and many of them are evil-livers.

(339) Whatsoever palm-trees ye cut down or left standing on their roots, it was by Allah's leave, in order that He might confound the evil-livers.

(340) And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic.