was cementing
- past progressive of cement.
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
He was cementing a mosaic to a church wall when the police arrested him for the first time.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2023
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
His name was Gavin Lux and he was cementing his status as one of baseball’s premier prospects before getting called up to the majors in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2020
He lived, however, at a time when the Papacy was cementing its temporal power and the Pope was becoming the Emperor of Europe.
From The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization by Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson
