conform
verb (used without object)
to act according to or be obedient to a rule or norm (usually followed byto ).
was conforming
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past progressiveof conform.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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Supporters of a female priesthood say Jesus was conforming to the customs of his times and that women played a greater role in the early Church than is commonly recognised.
From Reuters ● Jan. 23, 2022
In posting his theses Luther was conforming to an established tradition of scholastic discourse.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2017
“I can’t believe how naturally and easily I was conforming to everything,” Cockcroft says.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2017
Mainly, they are saying that Bank of America was servicing loans in these bonds that the bank knew violated the underwriting standards that the investors had been led to believe the bank was conforming to.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2010
I was conforming to the social standards and living conditions of the people to whom I went.
From Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of missionaries by Mabel Williamson
