entail
verb (used with object)
to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence.
was entailing
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past progressiveof entail.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 war was entailing a tremendous strain upon the resources of the Company.
From The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Canning saw the evils which the crushing policy of his predecessor was entailing, and he reversed it.
From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by Eighth Earl of Elgin James
This rapid expansion of the Saskatchewan Co-Operative Elevator Company was entailing such an increase in staff organization that it became necessary to provide special office accommodation.
From Deep Furrows by Hopkins Moorhouse
Had she imagined half the misery she was entailing on this singularly susceptible and imaginative child, instead of exulting in her gift, she would have mourned over its influence, in dust and ashes.
From Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel by Caroline Lee Hentz
So that in this matter we have lapsed from our early faith; and a sad, sad lapse it was, entailing untold mourning, lamentation, and woe.
From Love's Final Victory by Horatio
