cherish
verb (used with object)
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for.
were cherishing
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past progressiveof cherish.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 Labour MP said both her and her daughter were doing well and they were cherishing their time together as a family at home.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023
Now I perceived that many innovations were begun, and that many were cherishing hopes of a revolt from the Romans.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters by Mee, Arthur
The old crone muttered and mouthed over her food, now and again smiling to herself as though she were cherishing some secret and evil triumph.
From The Sleeping Beauty by Rackham, Arthur
But if the fates were now more than ever fostering an unnatural enmity between the sons of old Ewan they were cherishing at the same time the loves of their children.
From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir
Thus two men walked together, who on this day were cherishing the most radically opposed feelings.
