readjust
verb (used with object)
to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
was readjusting
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past progressiveof readjust.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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Instead, he was worried about Lucy, his Shiba Inu, who was readjusting after surgery for an illness that necessitated removing her eyes.
From New York Times β Jun. 23, 2020
Little by little the U.S. was readjusting its war machine, converting itself toward peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had recovered his self-possession, was readjusting his plans.
From The Pioneers by Katharine Susannah Prichard
She bade Wiggins exchange horses with her, and while he was readjusting the saddle-girths I explained to Hezekiah the situation at Hopefield and told her of Dick's scamper across the fields.
From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Meredith Nicholson
It illuminated the ignorance of his listener, who was readjusting his mind for a reply when the other burst into a storm of invective against the lawyers and the Janneys.
From Miss Maitland Private Secretary by Geraldine Bonner
