reject
verb (used with object)
to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc..
was rejecting
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past progressiveof reject.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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Advisers for Brown-Forman informed Sazerac on Monday that the company was rejecting the $32-a-share cash offer Sazerac recently made, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The Building Safety Regulator said many applications had "taken longer than anticipated to process" and that said it was rejecting around 70% of applications because they did not meet legal requirements.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
Newton was rejecting all of these older ideas in his writing, Smith says, and pointing out that there is no such thing as an object upon which no forces are acting.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 5, 2023
All the while, the government was rejecting the investors’ green card applications, since immigration officials didn’t find their business plan credible, according to the complaint.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
Even my head was rejecting what had happened.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
