relax
verb (used with object)
to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax.
was relaxing
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past progressiveof relax.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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Before the ICE raids intensified, my life was relaxing but full of work.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
After losing in the third round of qualifying while ranked 191st in the world, this time last year she was relaxing with her friends and family to take her mind off Wimbledon.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
Hours after delivering a swan-song speech to a roaring crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, President Biden was relaxing on a serene, sunny vineyard thousands of miles away in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2024
What’s next: China’s central bank said this week that it was relaxing the oversight of technology companies, and the country has begun rolling back restrictions on heavy borrowing by property developers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
He was relaxing in the living room of his 10,000-square-foot house, which has a basement movie theater and a two-thousand-bottle wine cellar.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
