cherish
verb (used with object)
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for.
was cherishing
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past progressiveof cherish.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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She said she had time to read books, talk to her family and she was cherishing a different life to a city career.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024
A bewildering annoyance filled him—a first doubting of the ego he was cherishing with so fine a care.
From Max by Thurston, Katherine Cecil
The youth spoke first, and his voice trembled with the magnitude of the conception he was cherishing.
From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Hardy, Thomas
During the time that De Willows was cherishing an increasing affection for Madeline, the youthful Edeliza, now in the sixteenth year, was in a situation more distressing.
From Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 by Bonhote, Elizabeth
It was cherishing these evils that caused his fall, and through them he aims to compass the ruin of men.
From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by White, Ellen Gould Harmon
