was flourishing
- past progressive of flourish.
Example Sentences
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In Jemima’s first year of high school in New Zealand, her social life was flourishing.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
Mitchell was flourishing when he went down in mid-December.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
With the help of an ROV, Hazelwood and her co-founder Amber Sparks found that an iconic starfish species, the Giant Pacific Sunflower, was flourishing.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 8, 2023
Her drag career was flourishing, with regular bookings each week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
This was at a time when the whole region of Tuscany, and Florence and Pisa in particular, was flourishing in the Renaissance.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
