ascend
verb (used without object)
to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.
were ascending
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past progressiveof ascend.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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He genuinely liked the material, and he liked the way we were ascending, building our audience and growing creatively and commercially.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
He suggested accusers might have come forward because the broker brothers hurt people’s feelings, particularly when they were ascending professionally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
The roped climbers were ascending Mount Johnson, an 8,400-foot peak, along a route known as the Escalator, a steep and technical alpine climb on the peak’s southeast face.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
By the next year, however, the Seahawks were ascending to the stratosphere.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
We were ascending the avenue when he thus paused; the hall was before us.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
