recuperate
verb (used without object)
to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
were recuperating
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past progressiveof recuperate.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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Eight sea lions were recuperating in the additional space Thursday, but it has helped about 35 marine mammals total since it opened June 23, Warner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
She said some were recuperating in dog kennels in the attic of her home.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
Many of these men were recuperating from battle wounds and were in hospital beds at Fort McHenry or other sites around the city.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2020
He recently received an email from Mr. Hong that said they were recuperating, but that their lives “will be different in the future.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2020
From his upstate New York retreat where he and his wife were recuperating, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton wrote to praise the cure used by his doctor, who had openly rejected Rush’s cure.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
