reach
verb (used with object)
to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc..
were reaching
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past progressiveof reach.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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Its ambassador to Pakistan also reportedly said efforts by the mediator country were reaching a “critical sensitive stage.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
Intricate group choreography finds the Shakers swaying and stretching in tandem as if their hands were reaching up to pull God closer to Earth — or the congregation closer to Heaven.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025
It also resulted in a delay in helping people affected by the flooding who were reaching out to FEMA’s phone line for assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025
They failed to reach balls on the boundary, where in comparison, Australia's fielders were reaching them with ease.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
And both of them felt the strangest sensation, as if little ghost hands were reaching inside and tugging at their ribs to make them follow.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
