expire
verb (used without object)
to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
were expiring
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past progressiveof expire.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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Wedbush’s ETF launch came as the terms of the settlement agreement between Ives and the SEC were expiring.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Wildlife that hadn’t fled were expiring in the water.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2022
It seemed in many quarters the vestiges of the past were expiring in a nation that for so long had failed to confront the sins and injustices on which its foundations rested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
The administration also offered a brief renewal window for recipients whose permits were expiring before March 5, which set off a scramble across the country from legal service providers to assist applicants.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2017
It seems as if the world were expiring.
From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by Ware, William
