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
But she imagined herself alone in her anticipations—fancied that "mother" and her ladyship were cherishing false hopes.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
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 Sir Hall Caine
Thus two men walked together, who on this day were cherishing the most radically opposed feelings.
To understand what a forlorn hope the little boat-load of men were cherishing, we must understand what were the defences of the "Albemarle."
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by W. C. Jackson
