raise
verb (used with object)
to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate.
were raising
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past progressiveof raise.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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“The first question simply is what’s changed since we were sitting here 90 days ago, and you were raising guidance and speaking very optimistically,” Gutman asked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
JW: A lot of the money we were raising was going straight into restoration, a stained-glass window here, the bells in the bell tower there, a broken monument restored.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Again, analysts were raising forward earnings much faster than almost all other prior periods — usually there’s a drift lower.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
Last month, her card issuers Capital One and American Express notified her that they were raising her interest rates due to late payments.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
They explained to the neighbors that they were raising money for Tommy Segovia and his mom, Zelda, to come home because Tommy’s new stepfather had deserted his family in New York.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
