remind
verb (used with object)
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something).
was reminding
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past progressiveof remind.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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It was as if a higher power was reminding us that it would take a lot more than construction crews to fix what was broken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
But it only takes eight owners to say no, Berman was reminding passersby outside T-Mobile.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
The second was reminding her public that at the end of the day, and putting aside the many millions she's made from taking The KonMari Method™ global, she is still as human as everyone else.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2023
She was reminding me, 'Our shows getting rescheduled, don't worry, something's going to happen'.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2022
They weren’t my words, they were Ellison’s, but there he was reminding us all what had to be learned by the “young’uns.”
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
