sunder
verb (used with object)
was sundering
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past progressiveof sunder.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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A century ago, movements like the Bauhaus, looking to improve design for the masses, emerged from a culture in which the widening gulf between rich and poor was sundering civil society.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2015
