donate
verb (used with object)
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause.
were donating
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past progressiveof donate.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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Ahead of any wedding festivities, the couple announced they were donating $26 million to various charities across the United States including animal aid groups as well as organizations in Nashville, Tennessee, and Kansas City.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Given that people in this study were donating in private, these types of experiments provide a conservative test of whether giving to other people can increase positive mood,” Whillans told the university.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026
He said everyone who gave money for the 2025 trip understood they were donating to fund the walk itself - and the walks raised awareness of mental health challenges.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Sixty percent of donors were donating for the first time in this election cycle and nearly 30,000 new volunteers signed up to help her campaign efforts.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024
The North’s main Rodong Sinmun newspaper separately carried a front-page photo showing Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju reviewing saline solutions and other medicines that they were donating.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
