garner
verb (used with object)
to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
was garnering
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past progressiveof garner.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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Externally, however, it might have looked as though he was in retirement as his private life was garnering way more attention than his side quests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Meanwhile his family's search for answers was garnering widespread attention.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
“Look What You Made Me Do” was Swift’s way of staying connected with her fans and expressing her sentiments about the heightened media attention she was garnering.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
Some administration officials were struck that the accident was garnering more national attention, not less, as the days passed — the opposite of the usual pattern.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2023
Henry now lived in secret for Grace Carden, and Jael was garnering Henry into her devoted heart, unobserved by the object of her simple devotion.
From Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade
