were freeing
- past progressive of free.
Example Sentences
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The government has previously said that Budget was a necessary package to fill what it called a black hole in the public finances, and other changes were freeing up properties for first-time buyers.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
"They thought they were freeing the Falklands from the British yoke but they were soon sorted out on that," he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2022
Jefferson is a guy that said, “All men are created equal,” but kept slaves when others were freeing them.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2018
“We were freeing hostages continuously,” he told a television interviewer.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2015
Connick came along and gazed on the young man grimly while they were freeing him.
From The Rainy Day Railroad War by Day, Holman
