provide
verb (used with object)
to make available; furnish.
were providing
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past progressiveof provide.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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Asked afterward if the Chinese were providing Iran with targeting information, he declined to answer directly, saying “nothing that China has done has in any way changed the trajectory of the conflict.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
For now, the ITF and the DAD-DER were providing the stranded sailors with drinking water and essential supplies, Polat explained.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
He said Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics were providing medical aid to the child when officers arrived.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
She said officers were providing "security advice and support" to various organisations, community venues and businesses.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
And while these surface thoughts were providing some distraction, I knew that the other nine-tenths of this mental iceberg, the deadly part that was hidden below, was all about Jeffrey.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
