capture
verb (used with object)
to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize.
was capturing
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past progressiveof capture.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 2023, the country successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit and claimed it was capturing images of major US and South Korean military sites.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
John Bennett: Slowly but surely you could tell that the World Cup was capturing the imagination in New York.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
There he long leaned into whatever IT thing was capturing Wall Street’s attention at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
“A guiding principle for us was capturing the energy of what it feels like to be a teenager and get really swept up in something.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
Crude as it was, capturing none of her loveliness, it was an unmistakable likeness, from her hair—the rich dark red of wildflower honey—to the stark black band painted across her eyes like a mask.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
