derive
verb (used with object)
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed byfrom ).
were deriving
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past progressiveof derive.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 song “Dreamboat Annie” was like a DNA song, like we were deriving from our experience of singing Beach Boys songs around campfires with our aunts and uncles and grandparents.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
Perhaps because European economies were deriving some benefit from all these illegal transactions.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2019
And when these ’80s artists weren’t roaming — or painting — New York’s streets and buildings, they were deriving inspiration from its ever-morphing punk rock and New Wave music scene.
From Washington Post
But his joy waned when he reflected that two other people were deriving profit from the situation.
From The Goose Man by Allen Wilson Porterfield
Their system of religious instruction, for the family, being quite thorough, the slaves were deriving much advantage from the influence of these bodies.
From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by E. N. Elliott
