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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Liu coached the former colleague, whom he was recruiting to join OpenAI, on ways to “avoid trouble with the security team” when copying confidential files, the suit says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
A security source told AFP he was "recruiting" for Russia.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Gottlieb was recruiting Londynn Jones when she coached at California and accepted a job with the Cleveland Cavaliers, becoming the first head women’s college coach to be hired by an NBA team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
He added that Russia was recruiting Chinese citizens on social media, and that "official Beijing knows about this".
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
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
