reinforce
verb (used with object)
to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material.
was reinforcing
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past progressiveof reinforce.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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And it is increasingly clear that the Australian government was reinforcing this message.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
“The owner, of course, was reinforcing it the best he could,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
In a post on the Telegram platform, Prigozhin said Ukraine was reinforcing with up to 500 new fighters a day.
From Reuters ● Feb. 14, 2023
Right before he and I spoke, he was reinforcing the windows in his apartment with duct tape.
From The Verge ● Feb. 26, 2022
In the meantime, Marshal Browne was reinforcing the defenders of Lobositz with the whole of his right wing.
From With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
