expend
verb (used with object)
to use up.
was expending
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past progressiveof expend.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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At one point as he was expending all of his influence to pass the Affordable Care Act, he ruefully explained his priorities to Mr. Chu.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
Founded as an honor society in 1898, the academy announced last year that it was expending its core membership of 250 artists in literature, music, art and architecture to 300 by 2025.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
A former US president with ties to major investors across the globe was expending political capital to help Haiti rebuild.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2019
Mainly, though, I decided that Starship Troopers 2, Lost Boys 3, and Saws V-VII weren’t worth the midnight oil I was expending on them.
From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2012
Johnnie was expending his energies in hard digging, and dropped for the while his usual character of 'merry-andrew.'
From Holiday Tales by Florence Wilford
