better
adjective
of superior quality or excellence.
was bettering
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past progressiveof better.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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This was on a sun-glazed October afternoon at an outdoor cafe near his uptown apartment, and he was bettering that bad taste with a scone and an Americano.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
At all these studies Ged was apt, and within a month was bettering lads who had been a year at Roke before him.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
As the days passed without catastrophe and without news save that her lover was bettering in hospital, she staved off the truth, trusting that the next night would bring inspiration.
From The Westcotes by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
It was touch-and-go with him for twenty-four hours; still, he was bettering when I wrote.
From The Westcotes by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The question in his mind was as to whether he was bettering or weakening his chances for admission into the Department by thus occupying regular lodgings.
From An Amateur Fireman by James Otis
