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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Defence Secretary John Healey met his counterpart Vasilis Palmas in Cyprus on Thursday to discuss how the UK was reinforcing air defences to support "our shared security," the PM's spokesman said.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
“The owner, of course, was reinforcing it the best he could,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
The army said it was reinforcing search-and-rescue teams, providing drinking water and distributing food, tents and blankets.
From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023
Right before he and I spoke, he was reinforcing the windows in his apartment with duct tape.
From The Verge ● Feb. 26, 2022
On the 17th of September the division made a reconnaissance to Ringold, Ga., and there discovered that Longstreet's corps from Lee's army was reinforcing Bragg.
From Civil War Experiences, 1862-1865 Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Rome, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Averysboro, Bentonville by Edward Mott Robbins
