assemble
verb (used with object)
to bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole.
was assembling
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past progressiveof assemble.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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When Nick Saban was assembling his first coaching staff at Alabama in 2007, he saved one of the most crucial roles for last.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Baram’s winsome self-deprecation felt like a perfect match for the cast of this off-kilter comedy Skinner was assembling.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
She spoke calmly about how she was assembling a bank of evidence that could be used for DNA tests, then broke down when I asked her how she was coping.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
It’s not clear exactly how the exchanges, dating from November of that year as the new president-elect was assembling his Cabinet, will be used.
From Slate ● May 13, 2024
On the floor by Chess’s feet, Finn and Emma bent protectively over Joe, hiding whatever he was assembling out of tiny bits of plastic and wire.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
