renounce
verb (used with object)
to give up or put aside voluntarily.
were renouncing
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past progressiveof renounce.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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Vilda led Spain to victory less than a year after 15 players said they were renouncing the team unless major changes were made by its coach to improve the team’s performance and its results.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Last September, 15 players said they were renouncing playing for Spain under Vilda, claiming their emotional health was endangered, until improvements were made.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
Were the Founding Fathers wrong in thinking they could build a better, more just society than the one they were renouncing?
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2011
Her mind wandered, thinking of her friends at Tule Lake and how some of them had abandoned her after they learned her parents were renouncing their citizenship.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
