was contending
- past progressive of contend.
Example Sentences
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That marked the slowest growth since the end of 2022, when the country was contending with the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Alberto Carvalho, who was contending with major damage to his campuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
Around that time, the plastic industry was contending with the nation’s growing awareness that its products were the root of an intractable pollution problem.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024
At the time, the Dallas-based airline was contending with a powerful winter storm that moved across the Northern U.S., grounding flights and causing Southwest to lose track of its aircraft and flight crews.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
There was a fearful struggle in his mind; the love he still felt for his wife was contending against horrible doubts, and almost threatening his reason.
From A Noble Woman by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
