was prescribing
- past progressive of prescribe.
Example Sentences
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Before the bill passed, Freehill routinely phoned in every prescription for misoprostol when her patients were miscarrying so she could explain to the pharmacist why she was prescribing it.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024
When she told him she was prescribing testosterone, his face lit up, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
When a doctor finally came, he said, she examined him for just five minutes and refused to tell him her diagnosis or what she was prescribing.
From Reuters ● Dec. 26, 2022
“As we put it in front of them, the typical response we received was, ‘wow, I didn’t know I was prescribing that much,’” Evans said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2018
But Madeleine, with her feminine instinct, saw that her aunt was troubled by something worse than nervous headache, for which the physician was prescribing all sorts of remedies, with no beneficial effect.
From File No. 113 by Gaboriau, Émile
