affirm
verb (used with object)
to state or assert positively; maintain as true.
was affirming
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past progressiveof affirm.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 was affirming — textural, temperature-driven, a flavor experience unlike any other.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
"It was affirming for us to have someone of Miriam's standing take an interest in Tasmania's transformation," Croome tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2022
The court said it was affirming the lower court finding that the district was unconstitutional.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
It’s to the credit of the Secular Coalition for America crowd that they cheered a speech that was as challenging as it was affirming.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2015
It is useless to resist," Discouragement was murmuring in his brain, while his other half was affirming desperately, "I do not want to die!…
From Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel by Charlotte Brewster Jordan
