commit
verb (used with object)
to do; perform; perpetrate.
are committing
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present progressiveof commit.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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“We are committing to put this chapter behind us,” Ballmer said in a statement released on Sunday night, amid a fog of NFL action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“We are committing to put this chapter behind us. We have communicated to the NBA that we are complying with the penalties assessed by the league, have paid the fine, and are moving forward.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The onion — and yes, I use a whole medium white onion, because we are committing to the bit — melts into the background, helped along by both onion and garlic powder.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
There is no suggestion that Barrymore and other users of the smart glasses who film in shops are committing a criminal offence, although their actions are a breach of data protection laws.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The Fourth Amendment, the court reasoned, forbids the police from seizing people and searching them without some individualized suspicion that they have committed or are committing a crime.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
