furnish
verb (used with object)
to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
was furnishing
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past progressiveof furnish.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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As Meg Hoburg was furnishing it earlier this year, Glenn Hoburg got the coronavirus and quarantined there.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2022
Mr. Pierucci’s quest began out of necessity, when he was furnishing a house in the 1980s.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
His daughter was furnishing his house, and he was delighted by her ability to take charge and find a good bargain.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 8, 2017
Herman Miller was furnishing the offices of Silicon Valley startups; now it can outfit the homes of their CEOs, too.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 21, 2014
I take it Casanova has few fires, and Sunnyside was furnishing the people, in one way and another, the greatest excitement they had had for years.
From The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart
