accommodate
verb (used with object)
to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige.
were accommodating
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past progressiveof accommodate.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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James Madison’s notes seemed to confirm what Garrisonians believed: Whatever euphemisms the Constitution employed, some framers knew they were accommodating slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
When Black Voters Matter heard concerns about mail voting in their voter outreach conversations, they were accommodating of people’s fears and talked it through with them.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2020
The yaks were accommodating, too; the younger ones put on a delightful show of running around.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2020
In Washington County, Utah, for instance, schools were accommodating the desires of a very conservative community when they opted to open for full-time, in-person school.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2020
The officials at the school were accommodating, however, and instead of chastising him for his sometimes shoddy work, they awarded him a gold medal for becoming the youngest grandmaster in history.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
