tank
noun
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas.
was tanking
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past progressiveof tank.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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There were the “it’s right there” jokes about Leo being a Chicago Pope, “one of the shows Jack Donaghy greenlit when he was tanking NBC,” quipped journalist Bobby Lewis.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
Many fans thought the team was tanking it for the No. 1 pick in next year’s NFL draft.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
I had a big, expensive lease and the economy was tanking.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2022
Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said that if the team was tanking, no one told him about it.
From Fox News ● Sep. 4, 2020
To-day, he informed me, he was tanking up in honor of Bolivar, the great South American Liberator.
From The Statesmen Snowbound by Robert Fitzgerald
