recover
verb (used with object)
to get back or regain (something lost or taken away).
was recovering
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past progressiveof recover.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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He was recovering from a shoulder injury suffered at the tail end of the 2025 season and had to sit out of team and contact drills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Examples include 2003, 2009 and 2021, times when the economy was recovering from recessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Puerto Rican said he was recovering from injury but "probably wouldn't have gone anyways."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
In one, Brett Palmer is holding his son and smiling after the nurse said Jackson was recovering well.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
She was recovering from an unsuccessful marriage and had recently converted to Islam.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
