conquer
verb (used with object)
to acquire by force of arms; win in war.
were conquering
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past progressiveof conquer.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 companies they joined were conquering the world and defying economic rules.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
Rabban Hormizd Monastery, named after its founder, was built when Muslim armies were conquering the Middle East, and fortified over time.
From Reuters ● Mar. 3, 2021
Those tenacious, hardworking players, who celebrate every victory as if they were conquering territory, deservedly qualified for the World Cup finals, after impressing at the last European Championship.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2018
While the Germans wearily struggled with the mud in retreat, the Russians went at their backbreaking, grimy effort with the enthusiasm of men who knew that they were conquering.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the Romans were conquering the ancient world they had begun to quarrel among themselves.
From Introductory American History by Henry Eldridge Bourne
