preach
verb (used with object)
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
is preaching
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present progressiveof preach (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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This executive is preaching straight talk about AI and job losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
"He knows what the world and the church needs. A church that is preaching hope, preaching peace. I think many people are waiting for that," she said.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
You have this moment in a church where a preacher is preaching acceptance and you say it's the first time you've heard this.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
Garber, however, is preaching caution and urging perspective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
They always attend when there is preaching, and listen with a degree of interest and earnestness, which no preacher has failed to notice.
From Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection by John N. Reynolds
