tax
noun
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
was taxing
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past progressiveof tax.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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By February of last year, I was taxing leaders of the Air Force’s Barksdale B-52 base about the real problem, which government leaks even now admitted—conventional drones likely operated by unfriendly powers within U.S. airspace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Obviously, last night was taxing on both clubs’ pens, but it’s kind of an all-hands-on-deck situation,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
Los Teros deservedly led Italy 17-7 at halftime but the effort was taxing.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Nowicki, also 19, said the scope of what she and others absorbed was taxing, but added that it was not as difficult for her as it is for some Black people.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2022
Though he didn’t particularly show it, I knew it was taxing even for him.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
