rebuild
verb (used with object)
to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts.
was rebuilding
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past progressiveof rebuild.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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By the time Aggarwal arrived for the three-day affair, he had already laid off staff, stopped selling the company’s original product and was rebuilding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Musk in March said he was rebuilding the company "from the foundations up."
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
‘While writing each song I was rebuilding myself,’ the Latin pop diva said on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Bertan said Pollok was rebuilding her life in part by working at an Amazon warehouse.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
By the time of our plane trip, Quetzalcoatl had apparently conquered the Maya city of Chichen Itza and was rebuilding it in his own Toltec image.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
