conclude
verb (used with object)
were concluding
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past progressiveof conclude.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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Sunday as protesters were concluding their march back to Patton Park on the city’s southwest side.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2020
In an adjoining room, advisers to Merkel and Obama were concluding their own dinner.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 17, 2018
As the U.S.-Russian talks were concluding, reports of the coup attempt in Turkey had started trickling in, adding further uncertainty to the conflicting international efforts under way in Syria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2016
But there is hope after they excavated a hole that appeared too deep to emerge from as late as a week ago, when the Wizards were concluding a five-game losing streak.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2016
All Monday and Tuesday we were concluding that the battle between the Duke and the rebels must be fought, and nothing was talked of but the expectation of the courier.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 by Peter Cunningham
