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
The insurer argued it was abiding by its contract and asked the court to dismiss the case.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
Were people more likely to comply if they were told everyone else was abiding by the rules?
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2022
While living alone with her cat Tobias in San Diego, she was abiding by California’s stay-at-home order, going out only to pick up food.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2020
Henry Fenwick was abiding in this city of Vico Averso, as I had been informed by his uncle and guardian, for the baths.
From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
