administer
verb (used with object)
to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of.
was administering
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past progressiveof administer.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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Dr Sheila Reith was administering insulin to her daughter Fiona - a type 1 diabetic - when she wondered how she could make the injections easier.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
Police said the man called 911 after the shooting and was administering CPR when officers arrived.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023
Joe Buck was the first to alert viewers that medical personnel was administering CPR.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
“Before digital communication, when someone was administering your estate, they would find the dirty laundry,” she said, referring to physical items like bank statements but also love letters and journals.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2022
“That’s exactly it,” Mr. Rice replied, 35 wholly oblivious that the corporal was administering what he believed to be a most severe rebuke.
From Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga by James Otis
