overcome
verb (used with object)
were overcoming
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past progressiveof overcome.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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When you announced the book, you posted a video talking about how you were overcoming insecurities around not finishing high school and feeling like a ninth grader hiding in the bathroom again.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2021
We were overcoming the suspicions that a history of invasion, territorial loss and imperial intent had bequeathed.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2018
Dr. Bannister, who died March 3 at age 88, became a national hero at a time when mavericks around the world were overcoming the long-perceived physical boundaries of man and nature.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2018
The Raiders were overcoming three turnovers to rally from a 14-point deficit to tie it on the road with 75 seconds remaining.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2015
As lunch progressed, the woman began almost to chatter, as though she were overcoming her shyness, or forcing herself to.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
