deliver
verb (used with object)
to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients.
were delivering
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past progressiveof deliver.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 government spokesperson said ministers were "delivering the biggest transfer of power, funding and responsibility from Westminster in a generation".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Yesterday was a great success," Rutte said on Wednesday, saying allies were "delivering" by moving to take more responsibility for the defence of their continent in the face of Russia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
But Mr. Sachs instead sticks to the script, as it were, delivering something in the “My Dinner With Andre” tradition of two people simply talking to each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
But I must say, for almost every one of those scenes, each one of them was behind the camera and they were delivering their lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
Deliveries worked like this: First, the scanner mounted outside in the hallway would verify the delivery person’s identity and my computer would confirm they were delivering something I’d actually ordered.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
