blend
verb (used with object)
to mix smoothly and inseparably together.
were blending
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past progressiveof blend.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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The move targeted a Gulf-based network of individuals and companies that the Treasury said as of mid-2022 were blending and exporting Iranian oil.
From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2022
They were blending their family into one, a new start for all.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2015
Agritourism may be big in these parts but we were taking it one step further than most: The wine we were blending was from our own vineyard.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2015
It was dusk in the plaza and histories were blending together in the dimming light.
From Washington Post
The flute and harp and mandolin There dulcet notes were blending, And strains divine from a violin In harmony ascending.
From The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems by George W. Doneghy
