dedicate
verb (used with object)
to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose.
was dedicating
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past progressiveof dedicate.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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In 2022, the Foundation announced it was dedicating $75 million toward addressing the problems that prevent students from enrolling in a postsecondary program.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Talking to the BBC's Today programme, the 68-year-old said he was dedicating his run to the people of Iran and its prisoners.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2022
The star running back said in May he was dedicating the rest of his career to his father.
From Fox News ● Sep. 20, 2021
The film society said it was dedicating its meeting Saturday to two former members who died in 2014 -- former Los Angeles Times Arts Editor Charles Champlin and Boston Globe film critic Jay Carr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2015
As he walked beside her, he was dedicating all there was in him to loving her.
From Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield
