reconquer
verb (used with object)
to conquer again.
were reconquering
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past progressiveof reconquer.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 Christians of the Asturias had sprung from very small beginnings, but they were now increasing in strength, and they had the stimulating thought to spur them on, that they were reconquering their own land.
From The Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole
