prescribe
verb (used with object)
to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
were prescribing
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past progressiveof prescribe.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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A former staffer had complained that doctors were prescribing hormones too quickly and without enough mental health wraparound services.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Elling’s article argued that drug companies were missing an opportunity by not tracking how often individual physicians were prescribing certain drugs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
The Washington County employee who alerted Madison to the issue said they were “unsettled” that doctors providing health-care services in the county were prescribing a drug that could have such adverse effects.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
“If that were working, prescribers would have ben rapidly disenrolled who were prescribing inappropriately.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2019
And so," she said, when I had finished, "you had no idea that you were prescribing for me!
From The Magic Egg and Other Stories by Frank Richard Stockton
