was zeroing
- past progressive of zero.
Example Sentences
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Italy surged straight into attack and wing Matt Gallagher was zeroing in on the corner, only to be chopped down by the covering Smith, on at 15.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
It’s likely, though, that Biden was zeroing in on “CODA’s” core appeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2022
By the end of the wide-ranging interview, it sounded as if Mr. Brown was zeroing in on his own defining theme for the task ahead for the Biden administration.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2021
In the 80s, the World Bank was zeroing in on one of the driving forces behind poor economic growth in the developing world: insecure land ownership.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2020
A vicious-looking hammerhead shark was zeroing in, directly behind his friend!
From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Brey, Charles