were maintaining
- past progressive of maintain.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They also had smaller nucleoli and better-preserved nuclear architecture, both signs that the cells were maintaining a healthier internal structure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
We were maintaining households on both sides of the Atlantic, an expensive proposition.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025
Schamotta also said market participants were maintaining relatively high dollar positions before liquidity dries up before the U.S.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2023
NHS England said the affected trusts were maintaining safe services.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2021
In short, at the time of the discovery of America Spain as well as Portugal had quite appreciable numbers of negroes in her population and both were maintaining a system of slavery for their control.
From American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime by Phillips, Ulrich Bonnell
