foreclose
were foreclosing
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past progressiveof foreclose.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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Banks that weren’t failing were foreclosing on debtors.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2017
One thing at a time, Tonet was moving all his belongings from the tavern-boat to the truckman's cabin, as though the girl were foreclosing on his property.
From Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore by Arthur Livingston
These institutions, because of their great needs, were foreclosing mortgages, calling loans, refusing credit.
From The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Blenham brought word you were foreclosing on Temple; he had some sort of a crooked scheme to cheat Temple out of his land.
From Man to Man by Jackson Gregory
