were acquiring
- past progressive of acquire.
Example Sentences
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Earlier this year, Tim Cook, the C.E.O. of Apple, talked about the “mismatch” between the skills that people were acquiring in college and the ones demanded by modern businesses.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2019
Some industry analysts have long projected him as more of a bullpen arm — and not the top-of-the-rotation talent the Mariners thought they were acquiring.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2019
He had moderate relationships with John Wall — who said he knew they were acquiring someone with some “dog” in him — and Bradley Beal.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 23, 2017
And so West left, and 16 years later he just helped the Golden State Warriors acquire Durant while Jim Buss’ 17-win Lakers were acquiring Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng and … oh, my.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2016
They were acquiring land, and some thought that there ought to be a land tax.
From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony
