result
verb (used without object)
to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
was resulting
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past progressiveof result.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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Amazon’s share price has declined around 8% since January as investors questioned whether the spending was resulting in enough new business for the tech giant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Her staff had reported that a near-total lack of infant formula, with many new mothers so malnourished they could not produce breast milk, was resulting in babies starving to death.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024
In the past few years, the office has released audits of the department’s use of facial recognition and of the LAPD’s secretive disciplinary system, which it found was resulting in many proposed penalties being downgraded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
He added the climate emergency was resulting in more frequent and extreme weather events and wildfires.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2023
She found that the commotion she had excited was resulting in the preparation of a tray.
From The Trial by Charlotte Mary Yonge
