was emerging
- past progressive of emerge.
Example Sentences
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The bones have been described as well preserved, and researchers said the cave was emerging as one of the most important prehistoric archives in Britain.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
It didn’t take long for Acuña to spearhead an academic revolution he knew was emerging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
This cooling came just as the planet was emerging from the last ice age and beginning to warm.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2026
Historically, Iran’s Mehrabad airport in Tehran was emerging as a global hub connecting East and West in the 1970s, but that trajectory cut short by the Iranian Revolution, Harteveldt said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
Ahead of them, a medik was emerging from a cell accompanied by guards, one carrying a lantern.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
