reign
noun
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
is reigning
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present progressiveof reign (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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The Cowboys’ model is reigning national champion Indiana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The run has taken Alabama to the desert, where the Tide face a daunting task: trying to stop the juggernaut that is reigning national champion UConn.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
Evidently, if there is one side who could weather the loss of someone who has scored 65 times in 68 games, it is reigning champions City.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023
The favourite going into the week is reigning US Open champion Jon Rahm, aiming to become the fourth Spaniard to pull on a jacket in Pantone 342.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 7, 2022
You can't conceive of the intense interest which is reigning here, you can't realise it, scarcely.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon
