were prospering
- past progressive of prosper.
Example Sentences
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For eight months, she flattered her way into the local élite, claiming that her film would focus on Gujaratis who were prospering under Modi’s tenure.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019
In a letter to customers in January, Douglas said his two restaurants that opened last year were "prospering and have been well reviewed."
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2016
By the 1850s, the tribes were prospering selling food and cotton to white settlers and miners.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2015
After Merchant Marine duty in World War II, he settled in Washington and worked in a paint store, where he met contractors who were prospering in the postwar housing boom.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2013
As he was very happy since his schemes were prospering, he went to sleep in a minute as comfortable as could be.
From Wood Magic A Fable by Jefferies, Richard
