is reigning
- present progressive of reign (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The splintered nature of men's professional golf cannot continue, even when someone as transcendently charismatic as McIlroy is reigning supreme.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
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
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
Facing Brady’s team this time is reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, who’s had arguably the most absurd three-year debut in American team sports history.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2021
And there he lives with his beautiful queen, and is reigning there happily to this very day.
From The Swedish Fairy Book by Various
