enter
verb (used without object)
to come or go in.
was entering
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past progressiveof enter.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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Earlier this week, Indonesia's forestry minister Raja Juli Antoni told reporters that the battle to extinguish the current wildfires was entering a critical phase.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Harry, Albert, and Jack Warner purchased Looney Tunes in the 1940s just as the cartoon franchise was entering its prime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
They wanted “Animal House,” and he thought he was entering his auteur period.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
To do that, OpenAI said it was entering its third phase as a company.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
"I can't--when I try to----" He had passed visibly through two states and was entering upon a third.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
