clash
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, harsh noise.
was clashing
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past progressiveof clash.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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While she was receiving accolades from influential groups and museum leaders, Yao was clashing with some in the Chinatown community.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
The jeeps were deployed in August 2018 at a time when former President Jimmy Morales was clashing with the U.N.’s International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
He’d contracted Covid, spent weeks isolated on lockdown and had been transferred to another prison, where he was clashing with staff members and other prisoners.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
In the 1980s, when Crimp was fighting for people with Aids, Fauci was clashing with activists.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2020
Soon a very convincing shower was clashing against the panes, while the lightning became intermittent, and the thunder rolled away “into the distance.”
From The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors by Gertrude W. Morrison
