recruit
noun
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
was recruiting
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past progressiveof recruit.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 local authority was recruiting for eight beach lifeguards and four beach lifeguard supervisors earlier this year, to cover the beach from 18 July to 1 September.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Then he learned that Boeing was recruiting engineers from Mapúa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
A security source told AFP he was "recruiting" for Russia.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Now the department was recruiting its inaugural class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Major Shannon, another of the Marines who was recruiting Navajos, had been a Bureau of Indian Affairs School principal before he became a Marine.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
