commit
verb (used with object)
to do; perform; perpetrate.
was committing
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past progressiveof commit.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 2017, the bank said it was committing $60 billion in loans in an effort to help add at least 250,000 Black homeowners by 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In Peru, the Senate recently voted unanimously to summon the foreign minister to explain what the country was committing to by joining the Shield of the Americas, and the extent of U.S. involvement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Lemon said at the time that he knew on his plane ride home that he was committing to the Sooners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
A text exchange between Wei and his mother was presented to show Wei understood he was committing espionage.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
She had looked guilty, as if she was committing a serious crime.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
