demonstrate
verb (used with object)
to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove.
was demonstrating
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past progressiveof demonstrate.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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A senior State Department official told reporters on Friday that Rubio was demonstrating Washington's goodwill toward the "deepening partnership across Central Asia," especially in the energy sector.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Some officials believed the church was demonstrating its control over all the properties, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“I think that Blackwood was demonstrating that it’s possible to write tonal music using other than 12 notes,” Sheeran said in an interview.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
He was demonstrating one of the key ways to experience Los Angeles like a poet, which is to pay attention to things that look out of place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
Someone was demonstrating something that did something in the kitchen, and replaced a dozen other kitchen utensils, none of which Shadow possessed.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
