were contending
- past progressive of contend.
Example Sentences
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Even before the conflict, consumers were contending with a soft labor market and a savings rate that left little room to absorb a sudden shock.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
The other thing investors were contending with Friday was what to make of Trump’s pick of Kevin Warsh as his nominee to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when his term ends in May.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 1, 2026
Through the first part of November, they also were contending with a record-long government shutdown, which disrupted food aid, air travel and many federal workers’ paychecks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The hospitals said they were contending with a national dearth of nurses, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
Neither knew the strength of the force they were contending with; but supposed it the advance guard of the opposite army.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington
