were reserving
- past progressive of reserve.
Example Sentences
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Several clinic directors also said they worried that drug distributors were reserving the limited supply of the Pfizer shot for organizations that could pay full price.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2024
State police said they were reserving a phone line for witnesses and victims who have not reported their injuries to contact them.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
“We were in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Depression and these guys were reserving bonuses for themselves,” said a former junior partner.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2012
Jim Awad, Managing Director at Zephyr Management New York, said investors were reserving judgment until Nasdaq released more information.
From Reuters ● Feb. 6, 2011
But the heavy cannonading was only from our own guns, for the rebels were reserving their fire.
From E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life by Roe, Mary A.
