extol
verb (used with object)
was extolling
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past progressiveof extol.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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In 2013, New York Times stalwart Michael Pollan was extolling the glories of living life so as to maintain one’s microbial diversity.
From Slate ● May 19, 2022
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser was extolling the work of city employees when a woman appeared.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2021
It’s not that Clark-Flory disagreed with the assessment but, as an elder millennial who came of age as Oprah Winfrey was extolling the virtues of pole dancing, she was more empathetic to the struggle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2021
As Mr. Wells was extolling the virtues of camping above 7,000 feet, a late visitor wondered why.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2018
He was extolling a certain family of peasants who live near the castle of Angera, as being models of everything a family ought to be.
From Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino by Butler, Samuel
