resist
verb (used with object)
to withstand, strive against, or oppose.
were resisting
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past progressiveof resist.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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Treasury sources said they did not recognise this account, saying there was no specific 3% plan that they were resisting.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
He and others were model, productive employees historically but were resisting the AI mandate, said Vaughan, who also leads GFI Software and Khoros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Ukrainian officials also said Kyiv's forces were resisting Russian attempts to reverse gains on the eastern front made by Kyiv since it launched the counteroffensive in June.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2023
Whatever you were celebrating — whatever you were resisting — “Break My Soul” made for the right soundtrack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
Somehow there was a little patch of stillness around her, where the particles were resisting the flow.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
