reward
noun
a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
was rewarding
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past progressiveof reward.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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“I got the sense that there was a culture that wasn’t rewarding performance. It was rewarding just showing up,” said Seigerman, the BMO Capital analyst.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
“It was rewarding because everything started off so bad,” said Bort Escoto, who is in his 33rd season at Sylmar, making him the City’s longest-tenured active boys’ basketball coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026
David Hodge, one of the academy founders, said it was rewarding to see students succeed despite it being "a tough gig at times".
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025
Vrabel announced Monday that Williams would serve as acting head coach for the preseason opener and later explained his intent was rewarding someone who had earned this opportunity.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Rowan wanted to despise all of this, but there was something about honing one’s skill, no matter the nature of that skill, that was rewarding.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
