release
verb (used with object)
to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go.
was releasing
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past progressiveof release.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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Watters also noted that McCasland’s disappearance came “right after Trump announced he was releasing the UFO files.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
It was releasing, on average, a new original film or TV series a day—far beyond what the U.S. studios as a whole used to produce in a year.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Jorge Rodriguez said the interim government was releasing them in the interest of "national unity and peaceful coexistence".
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
Pawlik said the Army Corps was releasing water from the dams “to ensure California has water available to respond to the wildfires.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
Chief Crowe continues, “The first was releasing Moreau from prison.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
