was spreading
- past progressive of spread.
Example Sentences
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A CT scan confirmed that the cancer was spreading.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
World War II delayed the onset of the television age, but by 1948 it was spreading fast, and further strengthening the cultural trends radio had begun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was spreading the transcontinental love in his own way.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
She smacked her back on a rock and had "insane" pressure across her back that was spreading into her stomach.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
A sense of something tasty about to happen was spreading across the bar and drawing more soldiers in.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
