deploy
verb (used with object)
to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
was deploying
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past progressiveof deploy.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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The Spanish government said it was deploying the army and 90 additional Civil Guard officers to Ceuta to help bring the situation under control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
In an October earnings call, external, chief operating officer Kumar Galhotra said the firm was "deploying AI across the entire industrial system".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday that he was deploying HMS Dragon, a Type 45 defence destroyer to aid Britain's "defensive operations" in the region.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday he was deploying an additional 1,000 members of the California National Guard to fire-ravaged Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
The Battle-Fleet was deploying into Line of Battle, Squadron forming up astern of Squadron in a single line of mailed monsters extending far into the haze that was momentarily closing in upon them.
From The Long Trick by Bartimeus
