was accruing
- past progressive of accrue.
Example Sentences
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All the while interest was accruing on his seemingly unchanged balance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
CBS said Colbert’s show is being canceled for financial reasons, with insiders saying it was accruing losses of $40 million a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
Lyon was accruing some of the world’s best players when Barcelona’s women’s team was still training in the evening, after the club’s various men’s teams had gone home.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
In an update published on Thursday, it said it was accruing around $145 million in estimated recovery costs for the year 2021.
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2021
He said he had to borrow money from his son to pay the fine straight away, as it was accruing heavy interest, and that he had been unsuccessful in an appeal.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2021
