submit
verb (used with object)
to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
was submitting
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past progressiveof submit.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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The government was submitting a petition for a review that would call for 73-year-old Khan's medical tests to be conducted at a government hospital, instead of a private facility as the court had ordered.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
By May, less than six months after Trump had filed his lawsuit, Blanche was submitting a voluntary dismissal with prejudice to Williams, essentially moving the case out of her jurisdiction.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
The primary difference was that Thorne’s version did not mention the Election Research Institute and said she was submitting it herself.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
But USA Gymnastics said Sunday it was submitting a new appeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024
Twenty years passed, and the King of Prussia was submitting his verses as anxiously as ever to Voltaire, whose compliments and cajoleries were pouring out in their accustomed stream.
From Books and Characters French and English by Giles Lytton Strachey
