profit
noun
Often profits.
was profiting
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past progressiveof profit.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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The suit alleged the singer should have known she was profiting off embezzled funds linked to the sprawling case against her ex-husband, former L.A. legal heavyweight Tom Girardi, and his firm Girardi Keese.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
The filing by the whisky makers argued that the Arizona-based VIP Products LLC was profiting "from Jack Daniel's hard-earned goodwill" and confusing consumers, by getting them to "associate Jack Daniel's whiskey with excrement".
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
His advertising agency, he said, was profiting as companies race to fill the vacuum left by Western corporations that pulled out of Russia.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
Evidence at the Connecticut trial showed his sales spiked around the time he talked about the Sandy Hook shooting — leading the plaintiffs’ lawyers to say he was profiting off the tragedy.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
At first Norine had taken little interest in the matter, but as the line gradually ascended, plainly indicating how much the child was profiting, she gave it more and more attention.
From Fruitfulness by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
