prosper
verb (used without object)
to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
were prospering
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past progressiveof prosper.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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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 β Apr. 2, 2016
Legal work bored him, and he was in touch with friends from his days at the White House who were prospering in business.
From The New Yorker β Mar. 14, 2016
By the 1850s, the tribes were prospering selling food and cotton to white settlers and miners.
From The Guardian β 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 β Aug. 7, 2013
Once in a while Rob cast his eye about to see how his friends were prospering.
From The Young Alaskans by Emerson Hough
