implode
verb (used without object)
to burst inward (opposed to explode).
was imploding
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past progressiveof implode.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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"If you remember when Silicon Valley Bank was imploding, there was a run on the bank," Doocy said.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2023
He was the alternate for the Chevron World Challenge when host Tiger Woods had to withdraw as his personal life was imploding.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
It was 1997, and New Edition, the most gifted vocal group since the Jackson 5, was imploding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
In May 1989, as the Soviet empire was imploding, President George H.W.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2017
By their freedoms, they were imploding into their own hungers just as she was imploding in memories of last night that she couldn't quite shake.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
