ally
verb (used with object)
to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with orto ).
was allying
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past progressiveof ally.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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He was allying himself with a populist strain of the right that intersects with certain populist strains of the left.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2022
In accepting John's baptism, Jesus was allying Himself with the race of men He had come to lead up, and out, as King.
From Quiet Talks about Jesus by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
He was allying Himself with them where they were.
From Quiet Talks about Jesus by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
His fatal mistake was allying himself so closely with us--a grievous mistake, indeed, when we remember that for centuries the two nations had been bitterly opposed to each other.
From In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain by Charles Mills Sheldon
