control
verb (used with object)
am controlling
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present progressiveof control (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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“The stimulation before was controlling me and now I am controlling stimulation by my thought,” says Oskam.
From Scientific American ● May 25, 2023
“The stimulation before was controlling me, and now I am controlling stimulation,” he says.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2023
"I felt before that the system was controlling me, but now I am controlling it".
From BBC ● May 24, 2023
“I am controlling owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, I’m held accountable for every decision that’s made here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2022
I am controlling owner of the Blue Star Navigation Company, operating a fleet of fifty vessels of various kinds, twelve of which are foreign-going steam freighters.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
