assure
verb (used with object)
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to.
were assuring
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past progressiveof assure.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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But at the time of the blowout the city’s top officials were assuring the public there was nothing to fear.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2020
“We are very dependent on getting reagents from the CDC. I know both the president and the vice president were assuring us and the general public that those reagents are coming and coming quickly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2020
Melbourne police spokesman told ABC that the couple had been "unsure of the significance of the find" and that officers were "assuring them that they've done absolutely nothing wrong".
From BBC ● May 2, 2019
The filmmakers were assuring the audience that they, too, partially disapproved of their hero.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2015
Though the words themselves were assuring, there was something in the tone of his voice which repressed her.
From Nina Balatka by Anthony Trollope
