generate
verb (used with object)
to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
was generating
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past progressiveof generate.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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That is an increase from the over $1 billion revenue run rate the company said it was generating from its AI products last September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Prof Andy Pollard, the director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, was not involved in the study, but said this approach was generating compelling evidence in animal research.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
When Barron’s first picked Ferguson stock in April 2023, the company was generating about $29 billion in annual sales and shares were trading for less than 15 times earnings expected over the next 12 months.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
CNN was generating $1.2 billion in profit earlier in the decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025
And although the gale was generating a windchill in excess of seventy below zero Fahrenheit, I felt strangely, disturbingly warm.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
