corroborate
verb (used with object)
to make more certain; confirm.
was corroborating
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past progressiveof corroborate.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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Factors included things like the number of accusers and whether there was corroborating evidence.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 15, 2019
Baker’s office said in a statement that investigators had “exhausted potential leads” and that “still missing was corroborating evidence for an invasion of privacy case.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2018
While the latter was corroborating the tidings brought by his master, Ahmad, sitting on his horse, was smoking a Persian pipe and peering into the darkness.
From Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan by H. G. (Henry George) Keene
Miss Sophia Hemmings was corroborating her sister's statement when the Perpetual Curate re-entered.
From The Perpetual Curate by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Here he was corroborating the suspicions of the police by facts—damning and incontrovertible facts.
From At the Villa Rose by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
