harness
noun
the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
were harnessing
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past progressiveof harness.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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It had been battered by competition from upstarts that were harnessing new technology to turn out less expensive watches, according to an obituary for J.W.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
Employees were encouraged to be their true, unfiltered selves on internal social forums as long as they were harnessing that energy to help Google succeed.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2019
He was amazed by the new scientific rigor being deployed by campaigns and organizers, who were harnessing lessons from behavioral science and running tests to target voters with high levels of confidence.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2018
After more than a century of periodic suspense and terror, men were harnessing their old enemy, the Missouri River.
From Time Magazine Archive
Little children were beginning to pull on their stockings, mothers began packing up the baskets and fathers were harnessing the horses.
From Green Valley by Katharine Reynolds
