annex
verb (used with object)
to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important.
were annexing
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past progressiveof annex.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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Jin and Mongol invaders were annexing Chinese land, so lots of money had to be spent on defence, and inflation took hold.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2012
Since the diamonds lay in Afrikaner lands, the British simply declared that they were annexing those lands, and British miners came pouring in.
From Time Magazine Archive
It would appear that this form of constitution was on the wane in northern India and that the monarchical states were annexing the decaying commonwealths.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Sir Charles Eliot
This was the practice in America where they were annexing all the great intellects of Europe.
From Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose
