broach
noun
an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
was broaching
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past progressiveof broach.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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In the end, he merely re-creates the universe as it was, broaching the question of whether or not this being was actually God itself.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2016
I had no conception that I was broaching such a complex subject.
From Unleavened Bread by Robert Grant
Then I was aware that she was broaching to, and I grabbed the rail to meet the sea.
From Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" by T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins) Hains
