cement
noun
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
was cementing
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past progressiveof cement.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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More than 60 percent of the external capital comes from mainland China, the BCG 2026 Global Wealth Report said, adding that Hong Kong was "cementing its role as China's gateway to global markets".
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Back then John was cementing his status as the starriest of superstars with two shows he rightfully described in his 2019 memoir as “a complete triumph.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
The services business expectations index fell to 53.6 from 56.6, its lowest since May 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic was cementing its grip on the world.
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2022
Three weeks later, as Mr. Adams was cementing his front-runner status, Mr. Loeb gave Mr. Adams’s super PAC another $500,000.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2021
He found him basking in the sun in the grove Craneum, where he was cementing his tub.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
