broaden
verb (used with or without object)
to become or make broad.
were broadening
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past progressiveof broaden.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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And we’ll be freed from a pair of long-standing proclivities — posting and doomscrolling — that could feel as burdensome as they were broadening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
In her presentation, Schnabel also said inflation momentum in the euro zone remained high for all items except energy, and price pressures were broadening to most components in the consumption basket.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2023
Officials also said they were broadening access to the vaccines, which previously were limited to those with known monkeypox exposures.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2022
In the early ’90s, fashion industry observers noticed that men’s suits were broadening in the shoulders, widening in the lapels, and filling out in the chests.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2022
In Gaul, as in Spain and Italy, the shadows of coming night were broadening over literary activity, thought, and feeling.
From The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times by Alfred Biese
