subordinate
adjective
placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
was subordinating
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past progressiveof subordinate.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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Just as when she got cancer and went along with Bill's return to the Principle, she was subordinating herself to him so as not to be alone.
From Time ● Mar. 21, 2011
Just as though she had been a conventional bourgeoise Christine now accused Marthe of ingratitude because the woman was subordinating Christine's convenience to the supreme exigencies of fate.
From The Pretty Lady by Arnold Bennett
In the library she dropped desperately into a chair, and her glance ran nervously up and down the bookshelves, while her ears listened stealthily for echoes of the voice that was subordinating the house.
From Too Old for Dolls A Novel by Anthony M. (Anthony Mario) Ludovici
