claim
verb (used with object)
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
is claiming
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present progressiveof claim (3rd 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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"It's going to be expensive, I get it, but no-one is claiming any liability on it. We're just left waiting for them to make their decisions."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The agency is claiming that it will “test, analyze, and assess” the information and consequently notify states of any “anomalies, or concerns.”
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
But chief market strategist John Hardy is claiming something of a win on two others.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
“And now that Hopwood has spent £1 million and volunteers are getting the grounds and interior into shape, the RBC wants it back and is claiming that Hopwood didn’t hold to his plan.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Now this very alive girl in front of me is claiming that she is my very dead grandmother—and the creator of this dashiki.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
