vouch
verb (used without object)
to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed byfor ).
was vouching
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past progressiveof vouch.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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"We in our generation all looked up to Chairman Mao, so if even his son-in-law was vouching for it, how could we not trust it?"
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
While Nike threw its support behind Kaepernick before the season, the quarterback’s former teammate, Eric Reid, was vouching for him during the season.
From Fox News ● Dec. 17, 2018
Then as now, Mr. Obama was vouching for someone else, but what many Americans actually heard was a compelling argument for his own leadership.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2016
She still had to find a country to accept the 113 she was vouching for.
From Washington Post
McMaster, who was vouching for 43 additional refugees in the convoy, drafted a joint letter to the Albanian foreign minister.
From Washington Post
