herald
noun
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
was heralding
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past progressiveof herald.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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It certainly is nothing like the Bell Centre — still the NHL’s biggest for capacity — was heralding a quarter century ago.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
This is the same guy everyone was heralding for not trading away the few top prospect the team has.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2014
I suppose it was heralding August, the month of these flying flames.
From Mavis of Green Hill by Faith Baldwin
The sun had slid down the sky and the red of another swift dusk was heralding the short night before he shook his head somberly and gave the fatal riddle up.
From The Planetoid of Peril by Paul Ernst
He must rest and sleep and already the touch of rose in the east was heralding the dawn.
From The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
