widen
verb (used with or without object)
was widening
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past progressiveof widen.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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As part of the new probe, the EU said it was widening an existing investigation into X aimed at tackling the spread of illegal content and information manipulation.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
As Roach tracked the health of Arizona residents, the gap between mortality rates of people living in rural areas and those of their urban peers was widening.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2024
One of the report's authors, PHW senior policy officer Manon Roberts, said the gap between those who could afford their own homes and those who could not was widening.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
Triple-A Germany's yields were going higher again while Italy's news on Wednesday that its budget deficit was widening again sent its shorter-term 2-year yields to a fresh 11-year high.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2023
The gap between them and Mr. Flux was widening, as the creature he rode didn’t have wheels and couldn’t simply coast down the steep incline.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
