disintegrate
verb (used without object)
to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate.
were disintegrating
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past progressiveof disintegrate.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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In lower-income neighborhoods, many buildings were disintegrating, and some public schools were far from parks and other green spaces.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023
It may also help explain why, for Americans, it can feel as if the world as a whole were disintegrating.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
In July, more than a month before the Taliban took Kabul, I reported that the Afghan armed forces were disintegrating and that the government could collapse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
The stairs leading to the 20-metre obelisk, exposed for years to the elements, were disintegrating.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2018
She feels transparent, as if the hard lines of her hulking form were disintegrating.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
