discontinue
verb (used with object)
were discontinuing
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past progressiveof discontinue.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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After the hotel reopened, managers told him that they were discontinuing room service, at least for a while.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
In 2019, The Coffee Bean posted an April Fool's joke announcing that they were discontinuing their pellet ice.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2023
Kvitsinsky had put the mildest face possible on the decision, saying only that the Soviets were "discontinuing the present round of talks" and would not be able to agree to a resumption date.
From Time Magazine Archive
