was beginning
- past progressive of begin.
Example Sentences
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Peru's conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori on Friday said a "new chapter" was beginning as the highest electoral authority confirmed her narrow victory.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Speaking at a conference in London on 25 June, Reeves urged Burnham to stick to her economic approach, saying it was "beginning to bear fruit", as well as backing his approach to "fiscal devolution".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
They said AI was beginning to reorder hiring plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
By the time we arrived in Sundar Nagri, a lower middle-class neighbourhood in east Delhi's Seelampur area, it was past 5pm and the sun was beginning to lose some of its sting.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Bobby, in contrast, was nervous and volatile, the chess arriviste of Brooklyn, a colt of a player, and as it was beginning to develop, the spearhead of the coming generation of American players.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
