prop
verb (used with object)
to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed byup ).
were propping
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past progressiveof prop.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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Government data released in December showed how “one-time refundable tax credits issued by states” were propping up incomes around the nation.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
After this budgeting process, it felt more than ever as if we were propping up a crumbling system.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
It’s because, until now, investors were propping up the industry by subsidizing money-losing operations in hopes that some would hit it big.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2017
Those borrowers argued that they signed contracts based on misrepresentations by bank officials who failed to disclose that the banks were propping up the auction-rate market, leaving it vulnerable to collapse.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 26, 2014
She propped the lid on a metal rod as if she were propping open a car hood.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
