liberate
verb (used with object)
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
was liberating
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past progressiveof liberate.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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In some ways, the collective skepticism was liberating: Whiteman and Baum, who died in 1998, could let their imaginations run wild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But in the end, he said, it was liberating.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
But for her, playing the unusual instrument was liberating.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
It was liberating in a lot of ways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
The expulsion of the Afghans from Persia seemed the sole effort of the genius of Nadir; and no reward, therefore, appeared too great for the man who was liberating his country from its cruel oppressors.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by John Rudd
