gravitate
verb (used without object)
to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.
were gravitating
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past progressiveof gravitate.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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Women and more health-conscious consumers were gravitating to a new chicken-salad sandwich.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Unfortunately, many people were gravitating toward conspiracy theories prior to the pandemic," Manly observed, "yet this trend has intensified during the pandemic due to surges in online time, anxiety, and feelings of helpless."
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2021
In 2012, Robbins and his producing partner, Joe Davola, recognized that pre-teens and teenagers weren’t watching TV like previous generations but were gravitating to stars on Google’s YouTube platform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2019
Soon, Kaufer noticed that users were gravitating away from expert opinion and towards the crowdsourced reviews, so he abandoned his original concept and began focusing exclusively on collecting original consumer input.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2018
That prefatory address was brief, for the infection of restiveness was spreading and loosely held interests were gravitating to mischief.
From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck
