pledge
noun
a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something.
was pledging
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past progressiveof pledge.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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A year ago, Lee was pledging to eliminate the low valuation multiples attached to Korean stocks owing to decades of mistreatment of minority shareholders by the dominant chaebols.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
Now he was pledging to work with the former president to win a congressional majority in the next year’s mid-term elections.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024
Biden, meanwhile, was pledging federal funds to expedite the clearing of Baltimore Harbor and rebuilding the Key Bridge.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2024
Germany announced on Monday that it was pledging 200 million euros to Sudan and the region until 2024, the United States pledged $171 million, and Qatar pledged $50 million.
From Reuters ● Jun. 19, 2023
Even so, she insisted on two changes to the traditional wedding ceremony: She removed the word “obey” from their vows—she was pledging herself to a marriage between equals—and she insisted on using her own name.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
