request
noun
the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition.
was requesting
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past progressiveof request.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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Maria Tran said she told the responding deputies that she feared for herself and her family and was requesting help obtaining a restraining order.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
"If ICE was requesting travel documents from Thailand, they went to the wrong country," Nguyen told AFP.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
The institute said that it was requesting retraction of six manuscripts and had found 31 other manuscripts that required corrections.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
The company offered few specifics about the course of its restructuring, but noted in its filing that it was requesting the ability to cancel leases in particular locations that WeWork described as largely non-operational.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
He saw the danger before Snowball had spoken, and had already commenced the movement which the Coromantee was requesting him to make.
From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Mayne Reid
