construct
verb (used with object)
am constructing
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present progressiveof construct (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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For me, however, the color will never be the primary consideration, unless I am constructing a table tableau.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
So stay tuned, because the education first budget that I am constructing will be designed to provide us the opportunity to truly change lives moving forward.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
I still see those branching sentence diagrams in my head when I am constructing subordinate clauses.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019
I am constructing a railway-line, my friends; I have employment for heavy labour: I need mechanics, smiths, navvies, carpenters, well-sinkers, and none of you can do anything but sit and write!
From The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Constance Garnett
"I am constructing a superiority for myself," he said once.
From Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 by J. André Castaigne
