dispose
verb (used with object)
to give a tendency or inclination to; incline.
was disposing
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past progressiveof dispose.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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I felt that if I sold or threw them away I was disposing of my mother and her mother, and their significance in my life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
In the 7th district Gerald Boileau beat Congressman Merlin Hull for renomination while in the 8th district Gardiner Withrow was disposing of Edward Everts Browne, a Congressman since 1913.
From Time Magazine Archive
American Motors had no way of knowing that Wolfson was disposing of his stock,* said Romney, who praised the SEC's action.
From Time Magazine Archive
Batsy had as low a chair as possible, and was disposing her napkin to do the duty of a pinafore.
From The Disentanglers by Andrew Lang
"He never ran away in his life," declared the man who was disposing of the horse.
From Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand by Horatio Alger
