propose
verb (used with object)
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action.
was proposing
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past progressiveof propose.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 second thing is that an adviser was proposing a Roth conversion to you at all.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Shares of big insurers plunged after The Wall Street Journal first reported that the Medicare agency was proposing 2027 Medicare insurer rates well below analysts’ expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
But Euan Baxter, of Save The Roseburn Path, said the Edinburgh council was proposing the "destruction of a park".
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Asked if she was proposing the bill in response to her imminent entry into Congress, Mace said: "Yes, and absolutely. And then some."
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024
By now, Lyddie was propped up on her elbow listening, tom between pride for Betsy and horror at what she was proposing.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
