was tanking
- past progressive of tank.
Example Sentences
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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
Even John Kasich remarked, before ending his own campaign, that Noah’s version of “The Daily Show” was tanking and that Trump was benefitting from the fact that Stewart was no longer at the helm.
From Salon ● May 16, 2016
To-day, he informed me, he was tanking up in honor of Bolivar, the great South American Liberator.
From The Statesmen Snowbound by Fitzgerald, Robert
