credit
noun
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc..
was crediting
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past progressiveof credit.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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“That’s Ronny Jackson of Texas,” Trump said, as if he was crediting a fellow performer on stage.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Fancy terminology notwithstanding, Bannon was crediting the president with something that’s scarcely revolutionary.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2017
“You guys made the best pick in the draft and I’m going to make you proud,” Clausen said on a conference call, sounding so giddy and relieved that he was crediting reporters.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2010
Henry Kissinger once complained that the Pentagon was crediting its long-range cruise missile with being a cure for everything but the common cold.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was not anything which was meant to be merciless in that conclusion; her mother simply was crediting what probably had occurred.
From The Indian Drum by Edwin Balmer
