were administering
- past progressive of administer.
Example Sentences
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In the years after the housing crash, Ocwen and its competitors grew rapidly, as big banks auctioned off the loans they were administering amid costly new regulations.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2023
Health authorities were administering booster shots to the public on Wednesday, with more vaccine booster doses to arrive from Australia and New Zealand.
From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2022
Dozens crowded near a table where nurses were administering a variety of shots, while others filled out paperwork outside.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2021
Over the week of April 4-10, for example, providers were administering roughly 251,000 first doses per day, on average.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
This he did for many days, none knowing that the King was dead, and established himself in power, while he made as if he were administering the power of another.
From Stories From Livy by Pinelli, Bartolomeo