was rekindling
- past progressive of rekindle.
Example Sentences
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Alice thought she was rekindling a romance with a childhood sweetheart when she started a relationship with a former schoolfriend, Mark, in 2020.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2024
Among the objectives of the NFL in returning to L.A. after a 20-year absence was rekindling the rivalry between Northern and Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
In a letter he sent me, he explained that he was rekindling an interest he had developed from his grandfather, a “Rockhound-Extraordinaire,” who had a lapidary shop in his basement.
From The Verge ● Jun. 25, 2018
It lit the forge the smith was rekindling after four days of cold metal work.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Meantime, every thing was rekindling at the bottom of the hearts of the Lithuanians a patriotism which was still burning, though almost extinguished.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte de
