dispose
verb (used with object)
to give a tendency or inclination to; incline.
is disposing
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present progressiveof dispose (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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While Jackson agrees, she also believes there should be consequences for the amount of sewage the water company is disposing of.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023
It said Scania also is disposing of its Russian financing business.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
"It's almost like BlackBerry is disposing of its consumer handset business without actually disposing of it," said Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, who likened the deal to what Hewlett-Packard Co and Dell have done with laptops.
From Reuters ● Dec. 23, 2013
The industry of thought gets us through life, until life abruptly makes it known that it is disposing of us.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2012
The Unseen Intelligence which loved us into being, and is disposing of us by the same token.
From The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. by Elbert Hubbard
