join
verb (used with object)
to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together.
were joining
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past progressiveof join.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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Then on Thursday, Eisenkot and the two Arab leaders—Mansour Abbas of United Arab List and Yousef Jabareen of Joint List—announced they were joining forces after all.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
Speaking ahead of the visit, Burnham said the UK and Germany were "joining forces to find, expose and disrupt" threats.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mubi’s staff ballooned from about 40 people in 2020 to more than 400 in 2025, many of whom thought they were joining a progressive company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Surf lifesavers across the country were joining the homage in solidarity before starting their morning patrols.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
I saw that we were joining other clusters of people, as ghostly and stunned as we were.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
