prize
noun
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
was prizing
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past progressiveof prize.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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I was prizing off the strips that held the sash, very carefully, and my heart suddenly commenced to gallop, without any reference to me.
From Joe Wilson and His Mates by Lawson, Henry
One of them had a crowbar with which he was prizing up a stone.
From She's All the World to Me by Caine, Hall, Sir
