inspire
verb (used with object)
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence.
were inspiring
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past progressiveof inspire.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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At this Invictus gathering, in a room dotted with military uniforms, there were inspiring stories of resilience against adversity.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
There’s a philosopher Derek Parfit who said some words that were inspiring to my co-authors and I. He said that we might neglect our future selves because of some failure of belief or imagination.
From Reuters ● Aug. 15, 2023
“Our first goal was to shake our thing, but then the fact that we were inspiring women to become their better selves despite the negative was important.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
As a result, there were inspiring moments of solidarity and cross-cultural movement building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
We talked about Grace sometimes, the way she was fiery and romantic and how she wished she could do what I was doing, how the Hello Girls were inspiring girls all over the world.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
