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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Streeting has said he was releasing his own messages to dispel suggestions he had "something to hide" over his relationship with Lord Mandelson.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 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
Gen. Todd Blanche said the Justice Department was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest disclosure, as well as more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026
Late last week, the star announced that she was releasing the “Deluxe So Punk on the Internet Version” of her album, available for just 6.5 hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Chief Crowe continues, “The first was releasing Moreau from prison.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
