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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He began his career with Paris St-Germain but left in 1997, saying he was not playing enough and that a lack of first-team opportunities was harming his international prospects.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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 that the medication was harming someone—as in causing high-risk side effects—they might opt to wean the person off their medication.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2023
And it was not helping Louis; it was harming him, for your uncle and I knew better than you what was best to be done.
From A Dear Little Girl by Amy Ella Blanchard
