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
On social media last week, General Oleksandr Syrskyi warned that Russian forces were regrouping in the east.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2023
The Russian Ministry of Defense said over the weekend that its forces were regrouping around the reservoir to “increase the strength of the line of defense.”
From New York Times ● May 16, 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
Sure enough, most monsters were regrouping, shaking off their confusion.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
