redeem
verb (used with object)
to make up for; make amends for; offset (some fault, shortcoming, etc.).
was redeeming
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past progressiveof redeem.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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She’s no easier on these characters than Shakespeare was, redeeming none, so the last laugh is hers.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
Tan was convinced it was sauerkraut “doused with hot sauce and labeled kimchi,” although he felt the snappy texture was redeeming.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2016
With ease, Rockefeller was redeeming last fall's campaign slogan: "When Win Wins, He'll Be Back."
From Time Magazine Archive
Slim, the Frisco dock rat, was redeeming himself, and his voice rolled up through the ventilators as he urged the Russians in the stokehold to renewed efforts.
From The Ice Pilot by Henry Leverage
I welcomed him warmly, for by his enlistment he was redeeming his past life.
From Light by Fitzwater Wray
