subject
noun
that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc..
was subjecting
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past progressiveof subject.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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Department of Justice, which announced last month that it had “reason to believe” the county was subjecting permit applicants to unconstitutionally long wait times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
Meanwhile Eberechi Eze was subjecting Bournemouth and thrilling the Crystal Palace crowd with his own brand of knockout blows.
From BBC ● May 15, 2023
He said prosecutors were declining less serious cases for myriad reasons, including that the city’s crime lab remained unaccredited and police body-camera footage was subjecting arrests to more scrutiny.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
On Monday, Gottwald’s lawyer claimed in a statement that Kesha was subjecting Gottwald “to trial by Twitter, using a vicious smear campaign to ruin his reputation for financial gain while failing to support their claims.”
From Time ● Feb. 24, 2016
At the other end of the room was fixed an apparatus for chemical experiments, and here Sir Michael was seated, poring over some liquid which he was subjecting to the influence of a spirit-lamp.
From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 by Various
