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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At last count, the ballot initiative was garnering 64% voter approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 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
Before she was garnering acclaim in the title role in “Dickinson” or working her way up the pop charts, Hailee Steinfeld starred in this bittersweet coming-of-age comedy from the writer and director Kelly Fremon Craig.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
Lois had gathered in her pears, and was garnering her apples.
From Nobody by Susan Warner
