regroup
verb (used with object)
were regrouping
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past progressiveof regroup.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 two men, ragged and sleepless, belongings jammed into two battered pick-ups, were regrouping Wednesday morning in La Cañada Flintridge, a few miles northwest of Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
Amid warnings that Russian forces were regrouping for an anticipated spring offensive, Ukraine’s allies pledged new sophisticated weapons for the fight.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
The Defense Ministry said later that the offensive, named “Operation Claw Lock,” was launched after it was determined that the militants were regrouping and preparing for a “large-scale attack.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
Research published by Kings College London Defence Studies this month warned that escaping IS fighters were regrouping in other parts of the world and that there was now a risk IS could regroup.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2020
Sure enough, most monsters were regrouping, shaking off their confusion.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
