reject
verb (used with object)
to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc..
were rejecting
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past progressiveof reject.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 boats were rejecting commands and were unable to reliably maneuver away from other traffic, prompting a safety stand-down, according to people familiar with the exercise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
"I mean, I have never — and I was reassured to see that even people on the right, people were rejecting whatever it was that they were trying to convey about women's place."
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024
Most people in Talat N'Yaaqoub felt as if the authorities were rejecting them, he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2023
Rod McKenzie, managing director of policy for the the trade body, said ministers were rejecting calls for short-term visas to be introduced.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2021
But the instant I stepped inside, I knew this was a place that represented everything Rain and I were rejecting by living at Garland.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
