abide
verb (used without object)
to remain; continue; stay.
were abiding
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past progressiveof abide.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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Employees who were not considered “fully digital” were already required to work from the office at least once a week, though there wasn’t oversight of whether they were abiding by the mandate.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
In 2019, Klobuchar and Blumenthal asked the same body to investigate whether Live Nation and Ticketmaster were abiding by the terms of a consent decree overseeing the merger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Rob Charles, chief of staff for Ms. Boerner Horvath, told the Bee that the legislators had tested negative for COVID-19 and were abiding by Sacramento County’s pandemic rules.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2020
It began tracking public transportation ridership to gauge how many residents were abiding by its advice to telecommute.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2020
They were abiding by the rules of war.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
