dispatch
verb (used with object)
to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
were dispatching
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past progressiveof dispatch.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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Pakistan says it has received aid from some countries and others were dispatching aid, too.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
The country's disaster management authorities said that they were dispatching aid to the affected region but that mudslides in mountainous areas were delaying delivery.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2021
The country’s disaster management authorities said they were dispatching relief aid to the affected area but mudslides in mountainous areas were delaying delivery.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
France and the United Nations said they were dispatching their own analysts to Saudi Arabia to analyze the attack.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 18, 2019
Meantime, the travelers were dispatching a hasty supper.
From In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Jules Verne
