abide
verb (used without object)
to remain; continue; stay.
was abiding
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past progressiveof abide.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“It felt like I was abiding by somebody else’s rules,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
Were people more likely to comply if they were told everyone else was abiding by the rules?
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2022
In recent months, he has generally refrained from voluntarily raising the events of that day but has defended his actions when pressed, saying he was abiding by his constitutional role.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
In a recent interview, Granger said his country and its interim government was abiding by a constitutional and legal process to manage its elections.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2020
Tomorrow she must depart, and that gay pageant vanish as a dream; and yet not like her own dream, for that was abiding and indelible.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
