affix
verb (used with object)
to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed byto ).
was affixing
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past progressiveof affix.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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An Alabama Marine Resources Enforcement boat was anchored there, and a man was affixing a camera to a tree.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2019
This was almost exactly the same time that the exile in France was affixing his signature to a bit of parchment.
From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Miriam Haynie
The Vicar’s wife was affixing a cross of daffodils to the front of the pulpit, the doctor’s daughters were trimming the lectern with stiff little bunches of daffodils.
From Lady Cassandra by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
He sat in a kind of maze for the quarter of an hour while Mavick was affixing his signature and giving some directions.
From That Fortune by Charles Dudley Warner
As Peter Gross was affixing the required stamp, the door opened and Paddy Rouse entered.
From The Argus Pheasant by John Charles Beecham
