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past progressiveof gear.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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Hims & Hers already hinted to investors in February that it was gearing up for “future categories like peptides.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
The day before, I’d heard something similar from Catherine Spindler, president of Sephora Europe and the Middle East, who was gearing up for SEPHORiA, the company’s multicity event for beauty fanatics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
On release, he was also sent back to Mexico in January, just as Trump was gearing up for his inaugural speech.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025
And on Tuesday, Fuhr, 61, a television analyst for Coachella Valley Firebirds home games, was gearing to watch that Kraken AHL farm team play the Milwaukee Admirals on the road in the Western Conference final.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Richard felt as if his body was gearing up to do something, to shiver, to collapse.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
