was increasing
- past progressive of increase.
Example Sentences
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The share of paid-in-full accounts was increasing before last year’s tax law, she noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
City Hall said it was increasing access to green spaces.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Authorities thought they had started to chill the tank on Friday but later learned that the temperature was increasing by a degree an hour, boosting pressure and increasing the threat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Officials on Friday had thought spraying water was actually cooling down the problem tank — and not merely reducing the speed at which the temperature was increasing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
My reading had created a vast sense of distance between me and the world in which I lived and tried to make a living, and that sense of distance was increasing each day.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
