allow
verb (used with object)
to give permission to or for; permit.
was allowing
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past progressiveof allow.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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There is also evidence that, almost simultaneously, another arm of the federal government was allowing inexpensive wild horses to enter a chain that could end at foreign slaughterhouses.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
That was remarkable - it was allowing Morocco to play.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
AT&T had been an investor favorite coming into 2026 because its fiber buildout was allowing it to take broadband market share from cable companies.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The audit also found the fair was allowing dangerous housing conditions to persist at an RV park on fair grounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
He could not bear it that she was allowing herself to be handed from one to another, no longer young, or that he was to lose her, or that he waa not to lose her.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
