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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Bill Clinton has said he “had no inkling of the crimes” Epstein was committing and learned of them only through media reports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
In 2021, GM had said it was committing $35 billion on EVs and autonomous vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
That light droned down on me for years as I moved from computer games to MySpace, illuminating whatever sins I was committing as a guinea pig in the days of early social media.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
I wasn't particularly looking at the speed gun when he was bowling, I was looking at how braced that front knee was and how much he was committing to each delivery at the crease.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024
She had looked guilty, as if she was committing a serious crime.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
