reform
noun
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc..
were reforming
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past progressiveof reform.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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In May this year, the duo announced that they were reforming and have since released a new single, Javelin.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024
In August, as the N.C.A.A. prepared to approve greater autonomy for five major conferences, Mr. Starr appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to argue that universities were reforming themselves.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2014
But instead, the singer told him that the Roses were reforming.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2013
Lars Feld, another economic advisor to the government, said Germany should not sacrifice competitiveness just as its European neighbors were reforming to increase theirs.
From Reuters ● May 24, 2013
It was hard for him to believe, but the pail of water, the moss behind his shoulders, the bandage, and certain visions that were reforming themselves in his brain convinced him.
From The Flaming Forest by James Oliver Curwood
