harm
noun
physical injury or mental damage; hurt.
was harming
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past progressiveof harm.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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Melia said she worried about how much it was harming the environment.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
When they finally spoke publicly, to Rolling Stone, they confessed to being naive about how the music industry consolidation was harming bands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
But if the water was harming machines, many wondered, what was it doing to people?
From Salon ● May 8, 2024
If a physician thought a medication was harming someone—that is, causing high-risk side effects—they might opt to wean the person off it.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2023
If I thought that I was harming you, I would not come here, and I do want to be with you now.
From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Henryk Sienkiewicz
