reopen
verb (used with or without object)
to open again.
was reopening
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past progressiveof reopen.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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Edinburgh council leader Jane Meagher said she was delighted the thoroughfare was reopening but acknowledged it had been a difficult chapter for the city.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
If that figure holds, it would be the highest sales growth for the index since the fourth quarter of 2021, when the U.S. economy was reopening from the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Y’all ready to sing it loud tonight?” she asked the crowd, which was maybe a bit thinner than it might’ve been thanks to fans who left before the festival announced it was reopening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
Iraq's civil aviation authority said it was reopening the country's airspace on Wednesday following the announcement of the US-Iran ceasefire.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Any one who formed his notions of this country exclusively from this book, would be sure to fancy that here at last paradise was reopening to the children of a fallen race.
From James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury
