erect
adjective
upright in position or posture.
was erecting
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past progressiveof erect.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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By the time the U.S. was erecting and decorating its state houses, courthouses, post offices and bridges, the fasces had taken on a distinctly American personality.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2022
A crew was erecting scaffolding around the pedestal Monday afternoon, one of the first steps in what’s expected to be a weeks-long process.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Out of the jury’s earshot, Mr. Andres complained repeatedly to Judge Ellis that he was erecting unfair obstacles for the prosecution, interjecting when they tried to examine their witnesses on the stand.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2018
At the bottom of one tunnel a deep pit had been cut using a chain saw, and, next to the pit, a carpenter was erecting a wooden platform.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2016
Lawrence exploited to the limit the free labor of graduate students, an important key to low-cost operation of the enormous piece of capital equipment he was erecting.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
