impose
verb (used with object)
to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc..
were imposing
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past progressiveof impose.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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They said they were imposing "equivalent measures" on US citizens.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
"It was horrendous because you had neighbours on either side with big hedges, so you were afraid to look over the hedge in case they thought you were imposing on them."
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
Authorities in Kharkiv region said they were imposing a mandatory evacuation of families from 10 localities in the area.
From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2023
Gladkov said a counterterrorist operation was underway and that authorities were imposing special controls, including personal document checks and stopping the work of companies that use “explosives, radioactive, chemically and biologically hazardous substances.”
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023
More than that, there were imposing manifestations in the streets; other meetings, still more effective, were held in secret, at which Generals and superior officers assisted.
From The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 by Various
