propel
verb (used with object)
to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward.
was propelling
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past progressiveof propel.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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It also has a stock already on the market, which has been outperforming most of its big tech peers and was propelling the company toward a $5 trillion market cap until recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Others cranked it on their car stereos to skeptical passengers as if it were “Straight Outta Compton,” and within a few edits the shanty was propelling a party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2021
And that faith, they said, was propelling them to seek not vengeance, but truth-telling and support for others in pain.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 7, 2018
The spike in oil prices in 1979 had sent the U.S. economy into a tailspin and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was propelling the two superpowers into another cycle of Cold War tensions.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2016
Both legs were moving—awkwardly, to be sure, but the frog was propelling itself with both legs.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
