ward
noun
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
was warding
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past progressiveof ward.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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And there was a hint the vaccine was warding off cancer.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 6, 2022
In my desperation I mimed playing it, as if that might clarify the situation, though it must have looked to them as if I was warding off bees.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2015
Then she rubbed her head, like she was warding off a headache.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
The light was so sudden and bright that I actually jumped back, raising my arms like I was warding off an intruder.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
Plainly the prince was warding off an explanation.
From Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) by Ren? de Pont-Jest
