dispatch
verb (used with object)
to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
am dispatching
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present progressiveof dispatch (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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“As we speak, I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel, and law enforcement offices to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism assaults and the wanton destruction of property,” he said.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2020
“As we speak, I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and the wanton destruction of property.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2020
I am dispatching you tonight to have your message in your own hand writing, to be read on the occasion, and it will be deposited in the bowl of the corner-stone.
From The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis
I am dispatching to-day," he announced curtly at length, "the Abitibi brigade.
From The Call of the North by Stewart Edward White
I am dispatching to-day," he announced curtly at length, "the Abítibi brigade.
From Conjuror's House A Romance of the Free Forest by Stewart Edward White
