arrange
verb (used with object)
to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly.
were arranging
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past progressiveof arrange.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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At the same hour, administration officials were arranging for three planes to take off from Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
Some were arranging transportation for family members scattered across the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
The two were arranging living together for the upcoming school year, he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2023
Sweeney said Orlov and Garnet were arranging travel so they can join the Bruins on on their four-game trip, which began Thursday night against Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
It did not seem strange to learn that the pigs had bought themselves a wireless set, were arranging to install a telephone, and had taken out subscriptions to John Bull,Tit-Bits, and the Daily Mirror.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
