jettison
verb (used with object)
to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
was jettisoning
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past progressiveof jettison.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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Klopp’s answer to losing last season’s final was jettisoning blundering goalkeeper Loris Karius and - briefly - breaking the goalkeeping transfer record to sign Alisson Becker from Roma for $85 million.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2019
Klopp’s answer to losing last season’s final was jettisoning blundering goalkeeper Loris Karius and — briefly — breaking the goalkeeping transfer record to sign Alisson Becker from Roma for $85 million.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2019
Then, after two more years, Mann published a self-lacerating essay in which he abruptly announced that he was jettisoning the project.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 22, 2016
In Columbus, General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen’s first big move was acquiring Gaborik for roster players, and his second significant deal was jettisoning him for forward depth and draft picks.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2014
The Polly appeared to be showing sagacity of her own in that crisis; she was jettisoning cargo for her own salvation.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
