ensue
verb (used without object)
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession.
was ensuing
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past progressiveof ensue.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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CBS 42’s Dee Jackson caught the moment as it appeared he was on the field while the pandemonium was ensuing.
From Fox News ● Oct. 10, 2021
Ultimately I homed in on Joe and Carole because of that war that was ensuing between the two of them.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2020
As the Canadians raced away, a controversial battle was ensuing between Smith and Naesland for third.
From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2018
And about the war that was ensuing, Mrs. Osborne was not much alarmed; Bonaparty was to be crushed almost without a struggle.
From Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
"That's your fancy," I answered livelily; but not without the fear that internal mortification was ensuing.
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by William A. Ross
